| Mimacraea skoptoles | |
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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. skoptoles |
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| Mimacraea skoptoles H. H. Druce, 1907 | |
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Mimacraea skoptoles is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Tanzania (Kigoma and Mpanda), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga) and Zambia. The habitat consists of riverine forests.
Females have been observed laying eggs among lichens on the bark of trees, which are presumably the larval host.
References
- Savela, Markku (February 4, 2017). "Mimacraea skoptoles Druce, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
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| Mimacraea skoptoles | |
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