Miletinae
Miletinae is a subfamily of the Lycaenidae family of butterflies, commonly called Harvesters and Woolly Legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous (do not feed on plants. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood but adults and larvae live in association with ants and feed on Homoptera (aphids, coccids, membracids and psyllids). The butterflies, ants and Homoptera seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
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