Mimacraea apicalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Mimacraea |
Species: | M. apicalis |
Binomial name | |
Mimacraea apicalis | |
Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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
- Mimacraea apicalis apicalis (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000 (Gabon, Congo)
References
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- ↑ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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