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Axiocerses Harpax
''Axiocerses'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. Species *''Axiocerses amanga'' (Westwood, 1881) *''Axiocerses argenteomaculata'' Pagenstecher, 1902 *''Axiocerses bambana'' Grose-Smith, 1900 *''Axiocerses bamptoni'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses callaghani'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses coalescens'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses collinsi'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses croesus'' (Trimen, 1862) *''Axiocerses harpax'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Axiocerses heathi'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses jacksoni'' Stempffer, 1948 *''Axiocerses karinae'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses kiellandi'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses maureli'' Dufrane, 1954 *''Axiocerses melanica'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Axiocerses nyika'' Quickelberge, 1984 *''Axiocerses punicea'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) *''Axiocerses styx'' Rebel, 1908 *''Axiocerses susanae'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''Ax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axiocerses Tjoane
''Axiocerses tjoane'', the eastern scarlet, common scarlet or scarlet butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in East Africa, East and southern Africa. Description and habits The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' (including ''Acacia abyssinica, A. abyssinica'', Acacia polyacantha, ''A. polyacantha'' subsp. ''campylacantha'' and Acacia sieberiana, ''A. sieberiana'' var. ''woodii''), ''Peltophorum africanum'' and ''Brachystegia'' species (all Fabaceae, legumes). Subspecies *''Axiocerses tjoane tjoane'' ::Range: Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, central and eastern Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Eswatini and South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West (South African province), North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces *''Axiocerses tjoane rubescens'' Henning & Henning, 1996 ::Range: south-eastern Democratic R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |