Mimacraea marshalli


Mimacraea marshalli, Marshall's acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 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. Adults are on wing from October to May.

Subspecies

  • Mimacraea marshalli marshalli
  • Mimacraea marshalli dohertyi Rothschild, 1901

    Mimicry

M. marshalli is a Batesian mimic of another butterfly found in eastern Africa, Danaus chrysippus.