Biology:Mimacraea neokoton
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Mimacraea neokoton | |
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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. neokoton
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| Binomial name | |
| Mimacraea neokoton Druce, 1907[1]
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Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found at Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda in eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing from late February to early March.
The larvae feed on very dark, blue-green (black) algae (Cyanophyta).
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mimacraea neokoton. |
Wikidata ☰ Q6861957 entry
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