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Axiocerses susanae

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Axiocerses susanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species:
A. susanae
Binomial name
Axiocerses susanae
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

Axiocerses susanae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

Adults have been recorded in March.

The larvae feed on Peltophorum africanum, Pterolobium stellatum, Julbernardia globiflora and Schotia brachypetala. They are associated with the ant species Pheidole megacephala.

References

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  1. ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-03.