Feniseca

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.

Harvester
Underside
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Miletinae
Tribe:	Spalgini
Genus:	Feniseca Grote, 1869
Species:	F. tarquinius
Binomial name
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
F. t. tarquinius F. t. novascotiae McDunnough, 1935
Synonyms
Hesperia tarquinius Fabricius, 1793

As a member of the subfamily Miletinae, this butterfly is entirely carnivorous (specifically insectivorous),^[2] making it the only obligate carnivore butterfly in North America. The larvae feed on various aphids, such as Neoprociphilus, Pemphigus, Prociphilus, and Schizoneura.

It is found in early spring until fall and is generally scarce. It lives in wooded areas near streams close to alders.^[3]

The wingspan is 23–32 mm.^[4]