Mimeresia dinora

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

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

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies
  • Mimeresia dinora dinora (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Mimeresia dinora discirubra (Talbot, 1937) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Uele, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References
  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.


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