NSIS: Butterfly Species - Harvesters and Blues

name	range & habitat	active & broods	adult & larval foods
Harvesters Miletinae Not only is there only one in Florida, but it is the only one in North America. The name "harvester" comes from the fact that the larvae eat insects.
Harvester Feniseca tarquinius	Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa areas wooded swamps & river banks	Feb-Dec multiple	aphid honeydew, manure aphids on trees and bushes

name	range & habitat	active & broods	adult & larval foods
Blues Lycaeninae Most are small. Males are usually bllue and females are brown.
Eastern Pygmy-Blue Brephidium isophthalma	northeast & west coasts tidal flats, salt marshes	all year multiple	saw palmetto, saltworts glassworts
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon	north freshwater swamps, woods	Jan-Oct multiple	milkweeds & many others dogwoods, viburnums, blueberries, Ceanothus
Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas	north open fields	Feb-Nov 3	flowers, mud legumes
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus	statewide woods, dunes	all year multiple	Spanish needles legumes
Miami Blue Hemiargus thomasi	extreme south coasts fields	all year multiple	Spanish needles balloon vine, cat claw, gray nicker
Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius	central, south gardens, woodland edges	all year multiple	Spanish needles, matchheads leadworts milk pea, rattlebox