Mimeresia dinora

Mimeresia dinora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimeresia
Species:	M. dinora
Binomial name
	Mimeresia dinora; (Kirby, 1890)
Synonyms
	Pseuderesia dinora Kirby, 1890; Pseuderesia carlota Suffert, 1904; Pseuderesia dinora discirubra Talbot, 1937; Mimeresia dinora meyerbeeri d'Abrera, 1980;

Mimeresia dinora, the red harlequin, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies

Mimeresia dinora dinora (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)
Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Uele, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

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