Mimacraea telloides

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Mimacraea telloides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species:
M. telloides
Binomial name
Mimacraea telloides
Schultze, 1923 [1]
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea landbecki ab. flavescensRebel, 1914
  • Mimacraea landbecki ab. latifasciataRebel, 1914
  • Mimacraea mariaeDufrane, 1945

Mimacraea telloides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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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 2012-10-02.


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