Mimeresia neavei

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Mimeresia neavei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species:
M. neavei
Binomial name
Mimeresia neavei
(Joicey & Talbot, 1921) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia neaveiJoicey & Talbot, 1921

Mimeresia neavei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and North Kivu), western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. [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.