Axiocerses callaghani
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Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
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Axiocerses callaghani, the Callaghan's scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm for males and about 14.5 mm for females. Adults have been recorded in March and July.
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- ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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- Butterflies described in 1996
- Axiocerses
- Aphnaeinae stubs