Mimeresia dinora

Mimeresia dinora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimeresia
Species: M. dinora
Binomial name
Mimeresia dinora
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia dinora Kirby, 1890
  • Pseuderesia carlota Suffert, 1904
  • Pseuderesia dinora discirubra Talbot, 1937
  • Mimeresia dinora meyerbeeri d'Abrera, 1980

Mimeresia dinora, the red harlequin, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Mimeresia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina


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