Cooksonia neavei
| Neave's tiger mimic | |
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| C. n. rhodesiae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cooksonia |
| Species: | C. neavei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)[1] | |
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Cooksonia neavei, Neave’s tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults resemble dead leaves. They are on wing from late October to mid November.
The larvae feed on foliose lichens, probably Parmelia species that grow on tree trunks,[3] as is the case with C. aliciae in Malawi.
Subspecies
- Cooksonia neavei neavei (southern Tanzania)
- Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962 (north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia)
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