Biology:Axiocerses bambana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Axiocerses bambana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species:
A. bambana
Binomial name
Axiocerses bambana
Grose-Smith, 1900[1]
Synonyms
  • Axiocerses mendeche ab. bistrigata Aurivillius, 1923
  • Axiocerses harpax harpax f. joannisi Dufrane, 1954
  • Axiocerses bambana f. pallida Berger, 1981

Axiocerses bambana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of moist woodland.

Adults have been recorded in November, December and March.

Subspecies

  • Axiocerses bambana bambana (Tanzania)
  • Axiocerses bambana orichalcea Henning & Henning, 1996 (south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, central Zambia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4830500 entry