Biology:Cooksonia neavei
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| C. n. rhodesiae | |
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| Species: | C. neavei
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| Cooksonia neavei (H. H. Druce, 1912)
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Cooksonia neavei, or Neave's tiger mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1912.[1] 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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- ↑ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia neavei (Druce, 1912)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/poritiinae/cooksonia/#neavei. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_mimacraeina.doc.
- ↑ Dickson, C.G.C. (1978). Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker. p. 83. ISBN 0-949937-48-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q5167201 entry
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