Mimeresia dinora explained

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.^[1] The habitat consists of dense forests.

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina . 2012-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112926/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_mimacraeina.doc . 2013-09-27 . dead .