Biology:Axiocerses punicea
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. punicea
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Binomial name | |
Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Axiocerses punicea, the rainforest scarlet or Punic scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to flowering shrubs. They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra.
Subspecies
- Axiocerses punicea punicea (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi)
- Axiocerses punicea cruenta (Trimen, 1894) (Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
References
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- ↑ 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 ☰ Q4830519 entry
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