Mimeresia debora

Mimeresia debora

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimeresia
Species:	M. debora
Binomial name
*Mimeresia debora* (Kirby, 1890)^[1]
Synonyms
Pseuderesia debora Kirby, 1890 Durbania ashira Holland, 1890 Pseuderesia barnsi Hawker-Smith, 1933 Pseuderesia catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 Pseuderesia debora var. deborula Aurivillius, 1899

Mimeresia debora, Debora’s Harlequin, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.^[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Mimeresia debora debora (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Sankuru)
Mimeresia debora barnsi (Hawker-Smith, 1933) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, western Uganda)
Mimeresia debora catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, southern Nigeria)
Mimeresia debora deborula (Aurivillius, 1899) (Congo-Brazzaville: Kouilou)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina

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