Cooksonia neavei explained

Cooksonia neavei, or Neave's tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1912.^[1] It is found in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults resemble dead leaves. They are on wing from late October to mid-November.

The larvae feed on foliose lichens, probably Parmelia species that grow on tree trunks,^[3] as is the case with C. aliciae in Malawi.

Subspecies

• Cooksonia neavei neavei (southern Tanzania)
• Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962 (north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 63 a

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 29, 2016 . Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 16, 2019.
2. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina . 2012-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112926/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_mimacraeina.doc . 2013-09-27 . dead.
3. Book: Dickson, C.G.C.. Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa. 1978. Ad. Donker. Johannesburg. 0-949937-48-7. 83. etal.