Liphyra brassolis occurence in oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Citation
Dwi Advento A (2022). Liphyra brassolis occurence in oil palm plantations in Indonesia. Biodiversity Data Journal. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/upzkak accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)are an important biocontrol agent in agricultural habitats. We conducted surveys in oil palm plantations in Riau, Indonesia for an obligate myrmecophilous butterfly larvae, Liphyra brassolis (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), that is known to consume weaver ant larvae in other habitat types. We found L. brassolis larvae in five of the twenty nests surveyed, with larval presence not being related to weaver ant nest size. We also observed L. brassolis larvae in a weaver ant mass rearing facility. This is the first report of L. brassolis from oil palm plantations, and may have implications for the use of weaver ants as biological control agents.Sampling Description
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Taxonomic Coverages
This species is close related to Oecophylla smaragdina
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Oecophylla smaragdinacommon name: Asian weaver ant rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Liphyra brassolis is found in oil palm plantations in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Andreas Dwi Adventooriginator
position: research staff
Smart Research Institute
Pekanbaru
Riau
ID
email: adadvento@gmail.com
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Andreas Dwi Advento
metadata author
position: Research staff
Smart Research Institute
Pekanbaru
Riau
ID
email: adadvento@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-7376
Andreas Dwi Advento
author
position: research staff
Smart Research Institute
Pekanbaru
Riau
ID
email: adadvento@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-7376
Andreas Dwi Advento
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position: research staff
Smart Research Institute
Pekanbaru
Riau
ID
email: adadvento@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-7376