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Axiocerses melanica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Axiocerses

Axiocerses melanica is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zambia. The habitat consists of moist woodland.

Adults have been recorded in October, November, February, March and April.

Subspecies

  • Axiocerses melanica melanica (central Zambia)
  • Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (north-western Zambia)
  • References

    Axiocerses melanica Wikipedia