Loxura atymnus (Cramer, 1782). Photographer:
Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India. Description: English:
Loxura atymnus, Yamfly, is a species of
Lycaenidae found in
Asia. There are several types of nectaries in the orchids, including
extrafloral types that secrete nectar on the outside of the buds or inflorescence while the flower is developing. In contrast to floral nectaries, nectar produced outside the flower generally have a defensive function. The nectar attracts predatory insects which will eat both the nectar and any plant-eating insects around, thus functioning as 'bodyguards'. Foraging predatory insects show a preference for plants with extrafloral nectaries, particularly some species of ants and wasps, which have been observed to directly defend the plants. Loxura atymnus is famous for consuming nectar secreted from the extrafloral nectaries stimulated by the ants. Here they are on a
Philippine orchid bud along with some
Yellow crazy ants.മലയാളം :
ഓർക്കിഡിന്റെ പൂക്കളിലല്ലാത്ത തേൻഗ്രന്ഥികളിൽനിന്നും ചോണനുറുമ്പുകളോടൊപ്പം തേൻ നുകരുന്ന
കുഞ്ഞുവാലൻ ശലഭം. Depicted place: English:
Kadavoor,
Kerala,
India.മലയാളം :
കടവൂർ, എറണാകുളം,
കേരളം,
ഇന്ത്യ. Date: 18 June 2018. Notes: The equipment used to produce this media are acquired through
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24 January 2019. It was captioned as follows:English:
Loxura atymnus, Yamfly, is a species of
Lycaenidae found in
Asia. Here they are consuming nectar secreted from the
extrafloral nectaries of a
Philippine orchid bud, stimulated by
Yellow crazy ants.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden{clear:both}.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden>.mw-collapsible-toggle{float:none}.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden::before{display:none}html.client-js.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden-headertext{padding-left:18px}.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-headertext{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_action_arrow.png");background-position:left 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat}.mw-parser-output.tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible.mw-collapsed>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-headertext{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_right_arrow.png")} Other languages: Čeština: Motýl
Loxura atymnus z čeledi
modráskovití žije v
Asii, živí se
rostlinným nektarem z pupenů orchideje
Spathoglottis plicata, který uvolňují mravenci druhu
Anoplolepis gracilipes.Deutsch:
Loxura atymnus ist eine in
Asien beheimatete Art von
Bläulingen. Hier nehmen sie
Nektar auf, der aus den extrafloralen Nektarien einer
Spathoglottis plicata, einer
Orchideenart, ausgeschieden wird; angeregt durch
Gelbe Spinnerameisen.English:
Loxura atymnus, Yamfly, is a species of
Lycaenidae found in
Asia. Here they are consuming nectar secreted from the
extrafloral nectaries of a
Philippine orchid bud, stimulated by
Yellow crazy ants.Español :
Loxura atymnus es una especie de mariposa de la familia
Lycaenidae, natural de la
región indomalaya. Aqui estan alimentándose de néctar secretado por
nectarios extraflorales de la yema de una orchidea (Spathoglottis plicata), estimulada por
hormigas zanconas (Anoplolepis gracilipes).Magyar: A
boglárkalepkefélék családjába tartozó Loxura atymnus két példánya (
Kadavúr,
India)Nederlands:
Loxura atymnus is een dagvlinder uit de familie der
LycaenidaePolski:
Loxura atymnus, gatunek
motyla z rodziny
modraszkowatych występujący w
Azji. Na tej fotografii motyle wraz z żółtymi mrówkami (
Anoplolepis gracilipes) spożywaja
nektar wydzielany przez
nektaria pozakwiatowe na
pąku orchidei z gatunku
Spathoglottis plicata.Português: Loxura atymnus, uma espécie de borboleta da família
Lycaenidae, nativa da
região indo-malaia. Aqui elas se alimentam de
néctar secretado por
nectários extraflorais do
botão de uma orquídea (
Spathoglottis plicata), estimulada por
"formigas loucas" (Anoplolepis gracilipes).Македонски: Пеперутка од видот
Loxura atymnus, припадник на семејството на
бакарците (Lycaenidae). : This image was selected as
picture of the day on Bengali Wikipedia.