Cooksonia neavei
Neave's tiger mimic | |
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C. n. rhodesiae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cooksonia |
Species: | C. neavei |
Binomial name | |
Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Cooksonia neavei, the Neave's tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults resemble dead leaves. They are on wing from late October to mid-November.
The larvae feed on foliose lichens, probably Parmelia species that grow on tree trunks,[3] as is the case with C. aliciae in Malawi.
Subspecies
- Cooksonia neavei neavei (southern Tanzania)
- Cooksonia neavei rhodesiae Pinhey, 1962 (north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia)
References
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