Mimacraea neokoton
Mimacraea neokoton, the Mount Selinda acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found at Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda in eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Adults are on wing from late February to early March.
The larvae feed on very dark, blue-green (black) algae (Cyanophyta).
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- Mimacraea at funet.fi
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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