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Mimeresia drucei

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Mimeresia drucei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species:
M. drucei
Binomial name
Mimeresia drucei
(Stempffer, 1954)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia drucei Stempffer, 1954
  • Pseuderesia drucei ugandae Stempffer, 1954

Mimeresia drucei, the Druce's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Mimeresia drucei drucei (southern Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Mimeresia drucei owerri Stempffer, 1961 (eastern Nigeria)
  • Mimeresia drucei ugandae (Stempffer, 1954) (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa and Sankuru)

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.