Mimacraea krausei

Mimacraea krausei
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimacraea
Species:	M. krausei
Binomial name
Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889
Synonyms
Mimacraea poultoni Neave, 1904 Mimacraea luteomaculata Grünberg, 1908 Mimacraea krausei elgonae Talbot, 1935 Mimacrea masindae Bethune-Baker, 1913 Mimacraea krausei f. viviana Talbot, 1935 Mimacraea krausei f. citrifascia Talbot, 1935

Mimacraea krausei, the Krause's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichens and moss growing on tree trunks. They are dark sepia brown and reach a length of about 26 mm.

Subspecies

• M. k. krausei (Congo, Uganda: Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Uele, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
• M. k. camerunica Libert, 2000 (Cameroon)
• M. k. karschioides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (southern Sudan)
• M. k. poultoni Neave, 1904 (western Kenya, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)