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Axiocerses tjoane
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.
| Eastern scarlet | |
|---|---|
| male and female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Axiocerses |
| Species: | A. tjoane |
| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)[2] | |
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Description and habits edit
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 edit
- Axiocerses tjoane tjoane
- Range: Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, central and eastern Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces
- Axiocerses tjoane rubescens Henning & Henning, 1996
Gallery edit
- upper side of male
- wing undersides, female
- wing undersides, male
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Axiocerses tjoane.
Wikispecies has information related to Axiocerses tjoane.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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.