Selector does not work with mipmap image in android - android

All I want is that an imagebutton which changes to another image when user press the button on. Following is my directory list. As you see I don't have drawable-hdpi, drawable-mdpi ..and others. And also I can't see mipmap-hdpi, mipmap-mdpi ..and others. My problem is I can't add selector xml for my imagebutton.
directory list
Following image is my content_main file which known as activity_main.
content_main.
My program shows the image of button but when I add android:background="#drawable/fbpressed" code piece in content_main, the program fails. it says unfortunately Login2 has stopped!
I tried lots of combination for my selector file which is fbpress.xml. like I tried android:icon="#mipmap/facebook_pressed" but it fails again and again. any idea?

Please change you selector:
<selector>
<item android:drawable="#mipmap/facebook_press" android:state_press="true">
<item android:drawable= "#mipmap/fracebook">
</selector>
Please click the Android in you screenshot , and change it to Project.It can be more clear.

Yes guys I've solved the problem. I did not know that i should change my values/styles.xml file if i add an resource file into my button. (which is fbpress.xml)
Also I changed my folder representation from Android style to Project style so that i can see my mipmap-hdpi, mdpi etc.
change from android to project
I add those lines into my styles.xml. fbpress is my resource file which is selector file.
<style name="fbpressed" parent="#android:style/Widget.Button">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/fbpressed</item>
</style>
Following is my part of content_main.xml. I added android:background="#drawable:fbpressed" and style="#style/fbpressed" lines into this file.
imageButton
And finally my button works =) Thanks for all your helps

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