Axiocerses punicea
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| Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
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Axiocerses punicea, the rainforest scarlet or Punic scarlet, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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)
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