Axiocerses karinae

Axiocerses karinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species: A. karinae
Binomial name
Axiocerses karinae
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

Axiocerses karinae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi.[2]

Adults have been recorded in May, December, January and February.

The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.

References

  1. Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)


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