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Mimacraea darwinia

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Mimacraea darwinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Mimacraea
Species:
M. darwinia
Binomial name
Mimacraea darwinia
Butler, 1872[1]

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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mimic Bematistes epaea.

References

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  1. ^ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina


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