Mimacraea gelinia explained

Mimacraea gelinia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults of subspecies M. g. nguru resemble day-flying geometrid moths of the genus Scopula.

Subspecies

• Mimacraea gelinia gelinia (Tanzania: north-east to Usambara)
• Mimacraea gelinia nguru Kielland, 1986 (Tanzania: Nguru mountains)

Notes and References

1. 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 .