Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mimacraea | |
Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found at Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda in eastern Zimbabwe. 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).
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