Biology:Mimacraea apicalis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Mimacraea |
| Species: | M. apicalis
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| 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mimacraea apicalis. |
- ↑ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_mimacraeina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q6861932 entry
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