Mimacraea krausei

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mimacraea

Similar Mimacraea, Pentila pauli, Liptena, Ornipholidotos, Lachnocnema

Mimacraea krausei, the Krause's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. 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)

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