The myrmecophilous organs of larvae of the small blue,Cupido minimus (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae)

Larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Cupido minimus have been examined using scanning electron microscopy following critical-point drying. They were found to possess both dorsal organs and pore cupolae, organs associated with myrmecophily. These results are compared with those of earlier authors and their significance discussed.