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Mimacraea apicalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mimacraea

Mimacraea apicalis

Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.

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

    Mimacraea apicalis Wikipedia