Mimacraea neokoton

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Mimacraea neokoton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species: M. neokoton
Binomial name
Mimacraea neokoton
Druce, 1907[1]

Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda Acraea Mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe (Mount Selinda).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing from late February to early March.

The larvae feed on very dark, blue-green (black) algae (Cyanophyta).

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