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| Papyrius nitidus | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Unverified | Anna123 | 23 Jul 2025 |
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Emerged from a coconut ant nest over a period of about 15 minutes, being attended by many ants but as far as I could tell not being attacked by them.
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24 Jul 2025
@MichaelBedingfield Not one I'm famiiar with but ants are know to tend butterfly larvae
24 Jul 2025
Hi Alison, I've looked at the ant butterfly larvae which use coconut ant nests and they are more like small catepillers.
24 Jul 2025
@MichaelBedingfield I looked at them too Michael and agree that they are not the same - but perhaps a different butterfly. Anyway, I am unable to ID.
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