Biology:Axiocerses callaghani
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly
| Axiocerses callaghani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Axiocerses |
| Species: | A. callaghani
|
| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
| |
Axiocerses callaghani, the Callaghan's scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm for males and about 14.5 mm for females. Adults have been recorded in March and July.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Axiocerses callaghani. |
- ↑ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_3.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q4830504 entry
 |  |
