Axiocerses melanica
Axiocerses melanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. melanica |
Binomial name | |
Axiocerses melanica Henning & Henning, 1996[1] |
Axiocerses melanica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of moist woodland.
Adults have been recorded in October, November, February, March and April.
Subspecies
[edit]- Axiocerses melanica melanica (central Zambia)
- Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (north-western Zambia)
References
[edit]- ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-03.