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Mimacraea krausei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mimacraea

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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)

    • References

    Mimacraea krausei Wikipedia
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