Biology:Axiocerses nyika
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly
| Axiocerses nyika | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Axiocerses |
| Species: | A. nyika
|
| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984[1]
| |
Axiocerses nyika is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi (the Nyika Plateau and Chisange Falls) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of hills with stunted, shrubby vegetation, at altitudes between 1,980 and 2,290 meters.
Adults have been recorded in December.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Axiocerses nyika. |
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q4830517 entry
 |  |
