Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda | |
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Cooksonia neavei, the Neave's tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults resemble dead leaves. They are on wing from late October to mid-November.
The larvae feed on foliose lichens, probably Parmelia species that grow on tree trunks, as is the case with C. aliciae in Malawi.
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