Mimacraea charmian

Mimacraea charmian, the elongata acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Mimacraea charmian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimacraea
Species:	M. charmian
Binomial name
Mimacraea charmian Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889[1]
Synonyms
Mimacraea schmidti Schultze, 1923 Mimacraea charmian ertli Joicey and Talbot, 1924

Adults mimic Bematistes elongata.