Biology:Mimacraea

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Mimacraea
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Mimacraea landbecki figures 7 and 8
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subtribe: Mimacraeina
Genus: Mimacraea
Butler, 1872

Mimacraea is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. As the name suggests, Mimacraea species are mimics of species in the genus Acraea and related genera.

Species

References

  • Libert, M. (2000) Révision du genre Mimacraea Butler avec description de quatre nouvelles espèces et deux nouvelles sous-espèces. A.B.R.I., Nairobi and Lambillonea, Tervuren, May, 2000:1-72.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1764205 entry