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Axiocerses tjoane

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Genus
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Tribe
  
Aphnaeini

Scientific name
  
Axiocerses tjoane

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Species

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Axiocerses, Axiocerses amanga, Eicochrysops messapus, Hemiolaus caeculus, Tarucus sybaris

Axiocerses tjoane, the eastern scarlet, common scarlet or scarlet butterfly, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern and eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Acacia (including A. abyssinica, A. polyacantha subsp. campylacantha and A. sieberiana var. woodii), Peltophorum africanum and Brachystegia species.

Subspecies

  • Axiocerses tjoane tjoane
  • Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
  • References

    Axiocerses tjoane Wikipedia


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