Mimacraea apicalis

Mimacraea apicalis
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

References

  1. Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina


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