''Feniseca tarquinius'', the harvester, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, and the only member of the monotypic genus ''Feniseca''. It is found in eastern North America. This butterfly is the only

carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...

(i.e.,

insectivorous A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores were ...

) butterfly in North America (there are a handful of carnivorous moths, for example ''

Fulgoraecia exigua ''Epipyrops exigua'' or ''Fulgoraecia exigua'', the planthopper parasite moth, is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey and Pennsy ...

''). The larvae feed on various aphids, such as '' Neoprociphilus'', '' Pemphigus'', ''

Prociphilus ''Prociphilus'' is an aphid genus of the subfamily Eriosomatinae, which cause the plants they attack to produce galls. The aphids reside and feed within the gall. There are around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of '' Prociphilus orien ...

'', and '' Schizoneura''. It is found in early spring until fall and is generally scarce. It lives in wooded areas near streams close to alders. The wingspan is 23–32 mm. Another butterfly which is possibly carnivorous is ''

Celastrina serotina ''Celastrina serotina'', the cherry gall azure, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found across North America as far north as the treeline. Its flight time is between mid-May and mid-June in eastern Ontario after the spring azure and ...

''. It feeds on galls on black cherry and possibly also on the eriophid mites that make the galls.Pavulaan, H. ''Celastrina serotina'' (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): a New Butterfly Species from the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.
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References

External links

Harvester
Butterflies and Moths of North America

at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
Bugguide.net. Species ''Feniseca tarquinius'' - Harvester - Hodges#4249
Miletinae Butterflies of North America Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Monotypic butterfly genera Lycaenidae genera {{Miletinae-stub