Mimacraea Butler, 1872
Acraea Mimics
-
Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
-. See [maps]
- Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890; Rhop. Exot. [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 42, pl. 10, f. 8-9; TL: Cameroons
-
-
?M. c. ertli Joicey & Talbot, 1924 Zaire
-
?Mimacraea schmidti Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923
S.Cameroun. See [maps]
-
?Mimacraea laeta Schultze, 1912
S.Cameroun. See [maps]
-
Mimacraea neurata Holland, 1895
-. See [maps]
-
M. n. neurata Sierra Leone - Ghana, Nigeria
-
M. n. incurvata Talbot, 1935 Nigeria
-
Mimacraea fulvaria Aurivillius, 1895
Zaire, Congo Republic. See [maps]
-
M. f. fulvaria
- Mimacraea neurata fulvaria; [BAFR], 429 (text)
- Mimacraea fulvaria fulvaria; [AfrL]
-
M. f. eltringhami Druce, 1912 Uganda
-
?M. f. burgeoni Hawker-Smith, 1928 Zaire
-
Mimacraea paragora Rebel, 1911 NW shore of L. Tanganyika
-
M. p. paragora
- Mimacraea paragora paragora; [AfrL]
-
M. p. angulata Libert, 2000
- Mimacraea paragora angulata; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910
Uganda, W.Tanzania, Zaire, Congo Republic, Cameroun. See [maps]
- Mimacraea landbecki Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 358, pl. 34, f. 7-8; TL: Upper Kasai distr., Congo Free State
- Mimacraea pulverulenta Schultze, 1912; Ent. Rundsch. 29 (7): 50; TL: Kimuenza
- Mimacraea graeseri Schultze, 1912; Ent. Rundsch. 29 (7): 50; TL: Kimuenza
- Mimacraea schubotzi Schultze, 1912; Ent. Rundsch. 29 (7): 50; TL: Kimuenza
- Mimacraea landbecki ab. latifasciata Rebel, 1914; Ann. Mus. Wien. 28: 263
- Mimacraea landbecki ab. flavescens Rebel, 1914; Ann. Mus. Wien. 28: 263
- Mimacraea pseudepaea Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923; Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3): 1165
- Mimacraea pulverulenta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31; [NHM card]
- Mimacraea graeseri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31; [NHM card]
- Mimacraea schubotzi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31; [NHM card]
- Mimacraea landbecki ab. latifasciata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31
- Mimacraea landbecki ab. flavescens; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31
- Mimacraea pseudepaea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31; [NHM card]
- Mimacraea landbecki landbecki; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31
- Mimacraea landbecki; [BAFR], 429; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea telloides Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923
-
Mimacraea gelinia (Oberthür, 1893)
NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts., Gelin). See [maps]
-
M. g. gelinia
- Mimacraea gelinia gelinia; [AfrL]
-
M. g. nguru Kielland, 1986
- Mimacraea gelinia nguru; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea krausei Dewitz, 1889
-. See [maps]
Krause's Acraea Mimic
-
Mimacraea darwinia Butler, 1872
-. See [maps]
-
M. d. darwinia Ivory Coast, Liberia
-
Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
Ghana - Nigeria, Cameroun?. See [maps]
- Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890; Rhop. Exot. [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 41, pl. 10, f. 6-7; TL: Cameroons
-
M. a. apicalis
- Mimacraea darwinia apicalis; [BAFR], 430
- Mimacraea apicalis apicalis; [AfrL]
-
M. a. gabonica Libert, 2000
- Mimacraea apicalis gabonica; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907
SE.Zaire, SW.Tanzania. See [maps]
-
Mimacraea neokoton Druce, 1907
E.Rhodesia (Chirinda Forest). See [maps]
-
Mimacraea costleyi Druce, 1912
Malawi. See [maps]
-
Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
Zimbabwe, Zambia - Kenya, Uganda, SE.Zaire. See [maps]
Larva on
(lichens) [BK]
-
M. m. marshalli Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, SE.Zaire
-
-
M. m. nzoia Talbot, 1937 W.Kenya (Trans-Nzoia District)
-
M. m. dohertyi Rothschild, 1901 E.Kenya (E of Rift Valley)
- Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi f. somereni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31
- Mimacraea dohertyi; Rothschild & Jordan, 1901, Novit. Zool. 8 (4): 404, pl. 10, f. 3
- Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 31; [BK], 160 (note); [BAFR], 430; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
-
?Mimacraea angustata Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923
-
?Mimacraea mariae Dufrane, 1945
E.Zaire (Kivu). See [maps]
-
?Mimacraea flavofasciata Schultze, 1912
Cameroon. See [maps]
-
Mimacraea abriana Libert & Collins, 2000
- Mimacraea abriana; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea febe Libert, 2000
-
Mimacraea maesseni Libert, 2000
- Mimacraea maesseni; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea marginata Libert & Collins, 2000
- Mimacraea marginata; [AfrL]
-
Mimacraea neavei Eltringham, 1909
Cameroons. See [maps]
Unknown or unplaced taxa
4.2.2017 (24)
References:
- [AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
- [LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
- [NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
- [maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [²] This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.
Some related literature:
- Aurivillius, 1895
Diagnosen neuer Tagfalter aus Africa
Ent. Nachr. 21 (23/24)
: 379-382
- Bethune-Baker, 1913
Description of new species of Lepidoptera from Africa and the East
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11 (66)
: 562-575
- Butler, 1872
Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera
Lepid. Exotica
(1): 1-8, pl. 1-3 (1869),
(2): 9-16, pl. 4-6 (1869),
(3): 17-24, pl. 7-9 (1869),
(4): 25-32, pl. 10-12 (1870),
(5): 33-42, pl. 13-15 (1870),
(6): 43-50, pl. 16-19 (1870),
(7): 51-58, pl. 20-22 (1870),
(8): 59-66, pl. 23-25 (1871),
(9): 67-74, pl. 26-28 (1871),
(10): 75-84, pl. 29-32 (1871),
(11): 85-94, pl. 33-35 (1872),
(12): 95-104, pl. 36-38 (1872),
(13): 105-114, pl. 39-41 (1872),
(14): [115],[116],117-120, pl. 42-44 (1872),
(15): 121-128, pl. 45-48 (1873),
(17): 137-144, pl. 49-51 (1873),
(18): 145-152, pl. 52-54 (1873),
(19): 153-162, pl. 55-57 (1873),
(20): 163-174, pl. 58-60 (1874),
(21): 175-190, pl. 61-64 (1874)
- Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
New butterflies from East Africa and the Ituri forest
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19
: 97-108
- Dewitz, 1889
West- und cenralafrikanische tagschmetterlinge
Ent. Nachr. 15 (7-8)
: 102-109, pl. 1-2
- Druce, 1907
Descriptions of some new Butterflies from Tropial Africa
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1907 (1)
: 77-82, pl. 2
- Druce, 1910
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from Tropical West Africa
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1)
: 356-378, pl. 33-35
- Druce, 1912
Descriptions of Two new Mimacraeas from Tropical Africa
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 9 (54)
: 635-636
- Dufrane, 1945
Lepidopteres du Kivu (3e note)
Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81
: 90-143
- Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6)
: 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
- Eltringham, 1909
Description of a new species of Mimacraea from West Africa
Ent. mon. Mag. 45
: 172
- Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia
Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19
: 1-438
- Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies
Rhop. Exot.
[1] 1: (Ornithoptera) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 2: (Ornithoptera) 3-4, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) [5-6] 1-2, pl. 3 (1900),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) 7-8, pl. 4 (1901),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 3-5,7-14, pl. 2-6 (1888),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 15-20, pl. 7-9 (1890),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 21-25, pl. 10-11 (1891),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 27-31, pl. 12-13 (1893),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 33-35, pl. 14 (1894),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 37-38, pl. 15 (1895),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 39-40, pl. 16 (1897),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 41-46, pl. 17-19 (1899),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 47-48, pl. 20 (1900),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 49-50, pl. 21 (1901),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 51-55, pl. 22-23 (1902),
[1] 1: (Delias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 2: (Delias) 5-7, 9-11, pl. 2-3 (1893),
[1] 2: (Delias) 12-18, pl. 4-5 (1895),
[1] 2: (Delias) 20-22, pl. 6 (1896),
[1] 3: (Delias) 24-26, pl. 7 (1897),
[1] 3: (Delias) 28-35, pl. 8-9 (1901),
[1] 3: (Delias) 36-38, pl. 10 (1902),
[1] 1: (Pieridae) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Pinacopteryx) 1-4, pl. 1 (1893),
[1] 1: (Callosune) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 3: (Huphina) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[1] 3: (Huphina) [8],9-10, pl. 3 (1899),
[1] 1: (Elodina) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[1] 1: (Belenois) 1-4, pl. 1 (1892),
[1] 2: (Belenois) 5-8, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Mylothris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1900),
[1] 1: (Ixias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Appias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1894),
[1] 1: (Pierinae) 5-7, pl. 2 (1889),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 5-9, 11-15, pl. 2-3 (1897),
[2] 1: (Asthipa) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 2: (Asthipa) 5-6, pl. 2 (1896),
[2] 2: (Ravadeba) 7, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 5-12, pl. 2-3 (1896),
[2] 3: (Mycalesis) 13-18, pl. 4-5 (1902),
[2] 3: (Libythea) 1-2, pl. 1 (1902),
: (Ragadia-Argyronympha-Hypocysta) : 1-6, pl. [1] (1895),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 1-5, pl. 1 (1893),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 7-9, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 10-14, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 3: (Pedaliodes) 15-20, pl. 4-5, (Oxeoschistus) 1 (1900),
[2] 3: (Pronophila) 1-2, pl. 1, (Oxeoschistus) 2-3, pl. 1 (1900),
[2] 2: (Elymnias) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 3: (Elymnias) 5-6, pl. 2, (Bruasa) 6-7, pl. 1 (1897),
[2] 1: (Morpho) 1-2, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Morphotenaris-Hyantis) 1-3, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 9-11, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 13-15, pl. 4 (1896),
[2] 3: (Tenaris) 17-18, pl. 5 (1898),
[2] 1: (Heliconius) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 1-6, pl. 1-2 (1889),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 7-10, pl. 3 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 11-14, pl. 4 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 15-18, pl. 5 (1894),
[2] 3: (Acraea) 19-29, pl. 6-8, (Planema) 29-30, pl. [1] (1901),
[2] 1: (Cethosia) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 3: (Cirrhochroa) 1, pl. [1], (Cupha) 2-4, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Terinos) 1-2, pl. 1 (1894),
[2] 1: (Thaleropis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 2: (Doleschallia) 1-3,5-7, pl. 1-2 (1893),
[2] 2: (Kallima) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Hypolimnas) 1-2, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 3-4, pl. 2 (1897),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 5-6, pl. 3 (1898),
[2] 1: (Euxanthe) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 1: (Hestina) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 1: (Cymothoe) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Limenitis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1899),
[2] 2: (Neptis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 5-11, pl. 2-3 (1899),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 13-17, pl. 4-5 (1900),
[2] 1: (Euthalia-Tanaecia) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euthalia) 5-10, pl. 2-3 (1891),
[2] 2: (Euthalia) 11-14, pl. 4 (1894),
[2] 3: (Euthalia) 15, pl. 5, (Dichorragia) 16, pl. 1 (1898),
[2] 1: (Apatura) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Euphaedra) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euryphene) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 1-2,[3-4] pl. 1-2 (1887),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) [5], pl. 3 (1888),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 7-9, pl. 4 (1890),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 11-13, pl. 5 (1891),
[2] 1: (Mynes) 1-2, pl. 1 (1888),
[2] 2: (Mynes) 3-6, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Prothoe) 1-2, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 3: (Erycinidae) 1-10, pl. 1-2 (1902),
[3] 2: (Dicallaneura-etc) 1-6, pl. 1 (1897),
[3] 3: (Dicallaneura-etc) 7-11, pl. 2 (1901),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 1-4,[5-9] 1-5, pl. 1-2 (1887),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 11-17, 19-22, pl. 3-5 (1888),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 23-25, 27-29, 31-33, pl. 6-8 (1889),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 35-48, pl. 9-11 (1890),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 49-51,53-64, pl. 12-15 (1891),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 65-68, pl. 16 (1892),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) [69-72] 57-60, pl. 17 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) [73-77] 61-65,79-84, pl. 18-19 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 85-107, pl. 20-23 (1893),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 109-120, pl. 24-25 (1894),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 121-125, pl. 26 (1900),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 127-131, 133-141, pl. 27-29 (1901),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 143-146, pl. 30 (1902),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 1-6, pl. 1 (1894),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 7-13, 15-22, pl. 2-3 (1895),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 23-25, 27-31, pl. 1-2 (1895),
[3] 2: (Waigeum) 34-38, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 39-46, pl. 3-4 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 5-8, pl. 2 (1897),
[3] 2: (Pseudonotis) 1-3, pl. [1], (Epimastidia) 4-5, pl. [1], (Lampides) 5-8, pl. [1] (1897),
[3] 2: (Lampides) 9-10, pl. 2, (Thysonotis) 47, pl. 5 (1897),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 9-11, pl. 3 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 9-12, pl. 3, (Ilerda) 13, pl. [1], (Horaga) 14-15, pl. [1] (1902),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 47x,48-50, pl. 6 (1898),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 23-26, pl. 4 (1898),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 13-15, pl. 4 (1899),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 27-29, pl. 5, (Waigeum) [30], pl. 2 (1899),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 17-19, pl. 5 (1899),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 51-54, pl. 7 (1899),
[3] 3: (Jamides) 11-14, pl. 1 (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypolycaena-etc) 1-4, pl. [1] (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 31-33, pl. 6, (Thysonotis) 55-56, pl. 8 (1900),
[3]: (Additions-Corrections) 1-2,[3],vii-x
- Grünberg, 1908
Neue Lepidopteren aus Uganda
S.B. Ges naturf. Fr. Berl. 1908
: 50-62, pl. 2-4
- Hawker-Smith, 1926
Some new Lycaenidae in the Congo Museum
Rev. zool. afr. 14
: 237-241
- Hawker-Smith, 1928
New forms of Lycaenidae in the Musee du Congo Belge at Tervuren
Rev. zool. afr. 16
: 214-216
- Holland, 1895
Two new African Lycaenids
Ent. News 6 (5)
: 166-168
- Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Descriptions of four new butterflies
Entomologist 57
: 37-40
- [BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
- Neave, 1904
On a large collection of Rhopalocera from the shores of the Victoria Nyanza
Novit. Zool. 11
: 323-363
- Oberthür, 1893
Lépidoptères d'Afrique
Étud. d'Ent. 17
: 17-33, pl. 1-3
- Rebel, 1911
Neue Tagfalter aus Zentralafrika
Ann. Mus. Wien. 24
: 409-414, pl. 13-14
- Rebel, 1914
Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauernach. Zentralafrika. 1909-1911. Lepidoptera
Ann. Mus. Wien. 28
: 219-294, pl. 17-24
- Rothschild, 1901
Some new butterflies and moths
Novit. Zool. 8 (3)
: 218-220
- Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
On some Lepidoptera
Novit. Zool. 8 (4)
: 401-407, pl. 9-10
- Schultze, 1912
Fünf neue Mimacraea-Formen aus dem tropischen Westafrika
Ent. Rundsch. 29 (7)
: 49-50
- Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923
Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910-1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Lepidoptera. III. Teil
Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3)
: 1113-1242, pl. 49-50
- [EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
- Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10
: 1-322
- Talbot, 1935
New species and forms of African Lycaenidae
Ent. mon. Mag. 71
: 69-78,
: 115-127,
: 147-153
- Talbot, 1935
New African Lycaenidae (Lep. Rhop.)
Ent. mon. Mag. 71
: 202-209
- Talbot, 1937
New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86
: 59-72
- Trimen, 1898
On some new or little-known Species of African Butterflies
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1)
: 1-16, pl. 1
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