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''Mimacraea marshalli'', Marshall’s Acraea Mimic, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina )〕 The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia'' woodland in hilly country at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,700 metres, as well as open woodland. Adults feed from the secretions of scale insects (Coccoidea species). They were noted to stroke the insects with their antennae while feeding from their secretions. Adults are on wing from October to May. The larvae feed on dark, blue-green (or black) algae (Cyanophyta) growing on tree trunks. They are brown, densely hairy and very mobile. ==Subspecies== *''Mimacraea marshalli marshalli'' (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, north-eastern and eastern Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo: Sankuru, Lualaba, South Kivu and Haut-Uele) *''Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi'' Rothschild, 1901 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania: north to the Arusha district) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mimacraea marshalli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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