Mimacraea skoptoles is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907.[1] It is found in Tanzania (Kigoma and Mpanda), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of riverine forests.

Mimacraea skoptoles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mimacraea
Species:
M. skoptoles
Binomial name
Mimacraea skoptoles
Synonyms
  • Mimacraea krausei ab. obsolescens Hawker-Smith, 1926

Females have been observed laying eggs among lichens on the bark of trees, which are presumably the larval host.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 4, 2017). "Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-02.