Axiocerses tjoane
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Eastern scarlet | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. tjoane
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Binomial name | |
Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)[2]
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Axiocerses tjoane, the eastern scarlet, common scarlet or scarlet butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in East and southern Africa.
Description and habits
The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Acacia (including A. abyssinica, A. polyacantha subsp. campylacantha and A. sieberiana var. woodii), Peltophorum africanum and Brachystegia species (all legumes).
Subspecies
- Axiocerses tjoane tjoane
- Range: Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, central and eastern Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces
- Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
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References
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- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Axiocerses tjoane". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162640004A162640009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T162640004A162640009.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
- Axiocerses tjoane tjoane at Flora of Zimbabwe
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.Error: "Q4830522" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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