| Mimacraea maesseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Mimacraea |
| Species: | M. maesseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000 [1] | |
Mimacraea maesseni, the Maessen's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta region), Togo and southern Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. As the name suggests, Mimacraea species are mimics of species in the genus Acraea and related genera.
Cephetola maesseni, the Maessen's greasy epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Ornipholidotos maesseni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea abriana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.
Mimacraea charmian, the elongata acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea landbecki is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea costleyi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1912. It is found in Malawi.
Mimacraea darwinia, the common acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and possibly the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
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.
Mimacraea gelinia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea krausei, the Krause's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Mimacraea marginata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.
Mimacraea marshalli, Marshall's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly country at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,700 metres, as well as open woodland.
Mimacraea neavei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found at Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda in eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests.
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.
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. The habitat consists of dense forests.
Mimacraea skoptoles is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga) and Zambia. The habitat consists of riverine forests.
Mimacraea telloides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Eresina maesseni, the Maessen's eresina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat consists of dense, primary forests, including wet and drier forests.
