Mimacraea apicalis

Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Mimacraea apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimacraea
Species:	M. apicalis
Binomial name
Mimacraea apicalis Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889[1]

Adult males mimic Bematistes tellus, while females appear to mimic Acraea oberthueri.

Subspecies

• Mimacraea apicalis apicalis (Nigeria, Cameroon)
• Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000 (Gabon, Congo)