Mimacraea neurata

Mimacraea neurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species: M. neurata
Binomial name
Mimacraea neurata
Holland, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea fulvaria alciopina Joicey and Talbot, 1924

Mimacraea neurata, the alciope acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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


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