Axiocerses punicea

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Axiocerses punicea
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A. punicea
Binomial name
Axiocerses punicea
Synonyms
  • Chrysorychia punicea Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Chrysorychia cruenta Trimen, 1894

Axiocerses punicea, the rainforest scarlet or Punic scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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[]

  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 2012-07-04.


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