| Mimacraea gelinia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Mimacraea |
| Species: | M. gelinia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimacraea gelinia (Oberthür, 1893) | |
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Mimacraea gelinia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. 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)
References
- Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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| Mimacraea gelinia | |
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