Mimacraea fulvaria

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Mimacraea fulvaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species:
M. fulvaria
Binomial name
Mimacraea fulvaria
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea neurata fulvaria
  • Mimacraea angustataSchultze, 1923
  • Mimacraea neurata fulvaria f. incurvataTalbot, 1935
  • Mimacraea neurata fulvaria f. lineataTalbot, 1935
  • Mimacraea eltringhamiDruce, 1912
  • Mimacraea eltringhami burgeoniHawker-Smith, 1928

Mimacraea fulvaria is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults mimic Acraea aurivillii .

The larvae feed on algae growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies

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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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