Mimacraea neokoton
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Mimacraea |
Species: | M. neokoton
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Binomial name | |
Mimacraea neokoton Druce, 1907[1]
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Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found at Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda in eastern Zimbabwe.[2] 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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- ^ Mimacraea at funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1907
- Poritiinae
- Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe
- Butterflies of Africa
- Poritiinae stubs