Cooksonia neavei

Cooksonia neavei, or Neave's tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1912.[1] It is found in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Neave's tiger mimic
C. n. rhodesiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Cooksonia
Species:
C. neavei
Binomial name
Cooksonia neavei
(H. H. Druce, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sheffieldia neavei H. H. Druce, 1912

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,[3] as is the case with C. aliciae in Malawi.

Subspecies
  • Cooksonia neavei neavei (southern Tanzania)
  • Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962 (north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia)
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References
  1. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. Dickson, C.G.C.; et al. (1978). Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker. p. 83. ISBN 0-949937-48-7.


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