''Mimeresia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family

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. The species of this genus are

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to the

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Species

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Mimeresia cellularis ''Mimeresia cellularis'', the cellular harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du ...

'' (Kirby, 1890) *''

Mimeresia debora ''Mimeresia debora'', the Debora's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of ...

'' (Kirby, 1890) *''

Mimeresia dinora ''Mimeresia dinora'', the red harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests. The larvae feed on liche ...

'' (Kirby, 1890) *''

Mimeresia drucei ''Mimeresia drucei'', the Druce's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa ...

'' (Stempffer, 1954) *''

Mimeresia favillacea ''Mimeresia favillacea'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the easter ...

'' (Grünberg, 1910) *''

Mimeresia issia ''Mimeresia issia'', the Stempffer's harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and eastern Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Afric ...

'' Stempffer, 1969 *''

Mimeresia libentina ''Mimeresia libentina'', the common harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The habitat consists of forests. Adults feed ...

'' (Hewitson, 1866) *''

Mimeresia moreelsi ''Mimeresia moreelsi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It lives in forests of Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Afri ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1901) *''

Mimeresia moyambina ''Mimeresia moyambina'', the moyambina harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. I ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) *''

Mimeresia neavei ''Mimeresia neavei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and North Kivu), western Kenya and north-western Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Ta ...

'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) *''

Mimeresia pseudocellularis ''Mimeresia pseudocellularis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Cong ...

'' Stempffer, 1968 *''

Mimeresia russulus ''Mimeresia russulus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is a fo ...

'' (Druce, 1910) *'' Mimeresia semirufa'' (Grose-Smith, 1902)

References

Poritiinae Lycaenidae genera {{Poritiinae-stub