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The biology of carnivorous butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae: Miletini) and their ant‐tended hemipteran prey in Thailand and the Philippines

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Pages 569-581 | Received 20 Apr 2008, Accepted 09 Nov 2008, Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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