Mimacraea
Mimacraea is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. As the name suggests, Mimacraea species are mimics of species in the genus Acraea and related genera.
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| Genus: | Mimacraea Butler, 1872 |
Species
- Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000
- Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
- Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
- Mimacraea costleyi Druce, 1912
- Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
- Mimacraea febe Libert, 2000
- Mimacraea fulvaria Aurivillius, 1895
- Mimacraea gelinia (Oberthür, 1893)
- Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889
- Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
- Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000
- Mimacraea marginata Libert & Collins, 2000
- Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
- Mimacraea neavei Eltringham, 1909
- Mimacraea neokoton Druce, 1907
- Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
- Mimacraea paragora Rebel, 1911
- Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
- Mimacraea telloides Schultze, 1923
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References
- Libert, M. (2000) Révision du genre Mimacraea Butler avec description de quatre nouvelles espèces et deux nouvelles sous-espèces. A.B.R.I., Nairobi and Lambillonea, Tervuren, May, 2000:1-72.
External links
- Royal Africa Museum has quality images of Mimacraea
- "Mimacraea Butler, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 63
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