Axiocerses susanae

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

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

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

  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.


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