Biology:Mimacraea krausei
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Mimacraea |
Species: | M. krausei
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Binomial name | |
Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889[1]
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Mimacraea krausei, the Krause's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on lichens and moss growing on tree trunks. They are dark sepia brown and reach a length of about 26 mm.
Subspecies
- M. k. krausei (Congo, Uganda: Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Uele, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
- M. k. camerunica Libert, 2000 (Cameroon)
- M. k. karschioides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (southern Sudan)
- M. k. poultoni Neave, 1904 (western Kenya, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_mimacraeina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q28152176 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimacraea krausei.
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