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Lycaenidae
White larva, about 4cm long and 1 cm thick.
Within an ant's nest, under a log in a grassy meadow
Could someone identify this species? My thought was that it was a larvae of another insect (perhaps a butterfly) that was parasitising the ants nest and tricking them into taking care of it.
Spotted on Apr 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 24, 2011
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