Axiocerses nyika

Axiocerses nyika is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi (the Nyika Plateau and Chisange Falls) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of hills with stunted, shrubby vegetation, at altitudes between 1,980 and 2,290 meters.

Axiocerses nyika
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A. nyika
Binomial name
Axiocerses nyika
Quickelberge, 1984[1]

Adults have been recorded in December.

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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