Mimacraea apicalis

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Mimacraea apicalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species:
M. apicalis
Binomial name
Mimacraea apicalis

Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. [2]

Adult males mimic Bematistes tellus , while females appear to mimic Acraea oberthueri .

Subspecies

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<i>Mimacraea krausei</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Mimacraea marshalli</i> Species of butterfly

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Mimacraea neurata, the alciope acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Mimacraea fulvaria</i> Species of butterfly

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References

  1. ↑ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.


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