Mimeresia moyambina

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Mimeresia moyambina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species:
M. moyambina
Binomial name
Mimeresia moyambina
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia moyambinaBethune-Baker, 1904

Mimeresia moyambina, the moyambina harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana. [2] The 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.