Mimacraea apicalis
| Mimacraea apicalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Mimacraea |
| Species: | M. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889[1] | |
Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[2]
Adult males mimic Bematistes tellus, while females appear to mimic Acraea oberthueri.
Subspecies
- Mimacraea apicalis apicalis (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000 (Gabon, Congo)
References
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- ↑ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina
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