Mimeresia debora

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Mimeresia debora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species:
M. debora
Binomial name
Mimeresia debora
(Kirby, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia deboraKirby, 1890
  • Durbania ashiraHolland, 1890
  • Pseuderesia barnsiHawker-Smith, 1933
  • Pseuderesia catoriBethune-Baker, 1904
  • Pseuderesia debora var. deborulaAurivillius, 1899

Mimeresia debora, the Debora's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [2] Its habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Mimeresia 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.