Mimacraea charmian

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Mimacraea charmian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species: M. charmian
Binomial name
Mimacraea charmian
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea schmidti Schultze, 1923
  • Mimacraea charmian ertli Joicey and Talbot, 1924

Mimacraea charmian, the Elongata Acraea Mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic Bematistes elongata.

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