Mimacraea krausei

Mimacraea krausei
Mimacraea krausei figure 1
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimacraea
Species:	M. krausei
Binomial name
Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889[1]
Synonyms
Mimacraea poultoni Neave, 1904 Mimacraea luteomaculata Grünberg, 1908 Mimacraea krausei elgonae Talbot, 1935 Mimacrea masindae Bethune-Baker, 1913 Mimacraea krausei f. viviana Talbot, 1935 Mimacraea krausei f. citrifascia Talbot, 1935

Mimacraea krausei, Krause’s Acraea Mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichens and moss growing on tree trunks. They are dark sepia brown and reach a length of about 26 mm.

Subspecies

• Mimacraea krausei krausei (Congo, Uganda: Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo: Haut-Uele, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
• Mimacraea krausei camerunica Libert, 2000 (Cameroon)
• Mimacraea krausei karschioides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (southern Sudan)
• Mimacraea krausei poultoni Neave, 1904 (western Kenya, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

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