Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Axiocerses Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Aphnaeini Scientific name Axiocerses tjoane Rank Species | |
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Similar 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.
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