Biology:Mimacraea charmian

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Mimacraea charmian
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species:
M. charmian
Binomial name
Mimacraea charmian
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea schmidti Schultze, 1923
  • Mimacraea charmian ertli Joicey and Talbot, 1924

Mimacraea charmian, the elongata acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic Bematistes elongata.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6861934 entry