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Mimeresia drucei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimeresia
Species:	M. drucei
Binomial name
Mimeresia drucei (Stempffer, 1954)
Synonyms
Pseuderesia drucei Stempffer, 1954 Pseuderesia drucei ugandae Stempffer, 1954

Mimeresia drucei, the Druce's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Mimeresia drucei drucei (southern Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Mimeresia drucei owerri Stempffer, 1961 (eastern Nigeria)
• Mimeresia drucei ugandae (Stempffer, 1954) (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa and Sankuru)

References

1. Mimeresia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-02.

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