Life History of Aricoris propitia (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)—A Myrmecophilous Butterfly Obligately Associated with Fire Ants

Table 1

Summary of recorded host-plants of Aricoris propitia, including liquid food source types available for ants (EFNs, extrafloral nectaries; HPHs, honeydew-producing hemipterans) and localities.

Host plants	Sources of liquid food	Localities
Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella glandulosa	EFNs, HPHs	Alto Paraíso (Goiás)
Fabaceae
Senna obtusifolia	EFNs	Belém (Pará)
Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima sp.	HPHs	Porto de Moz (Pará)
Malvaceae
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	HPHs	Belém (Pará)
Verbenaceae
Aegiphila sp.	EFNs	Assis Brasil (Acre)
Rubiaceae
Ixora  coccinea	HPHs	Belém (Pará)
Simaroubaceae
Simarouba sp.	EFNs	Alto Paraíso (Goiás)
Turneraceae
Turnera ulmifolia*	EFNs	Campinas (São Paulo)

^*Lab-accepted host-plant.