Axiocerses punicea

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.

Axiocerses punicea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species:
A. punicea
Binomial name
Axiocerses punicea
Synonyms
  • Chrysorychia punicea Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Chrysorychia cruenta Trimen, 1894

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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