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Mimeresia favillacea

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Mimeresia favillacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species:
M. favillacea
Binomial name
Mimeresia favillacea
(Grünberg, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia favillacea Grünberg, 1910
  • Pseuderesia favillacea griseata Talbot, 1937

Mimeresia favillacea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Mimeresia favillacea favillacea (southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon)
  • Mimeresia favillacea griseata (Talbot, 1937) (Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru and Lualaba)

References

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  1. ^ Mimeresia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-02.