Axiocerses
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Axiocerses is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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| A male Common scarlet (A. tjoane) in the Kruger National Park | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphnaeinae |
| Genus: | Axiocerses Hübner, [1819] |
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Species
- Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
- Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902
- Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
- Axiocerses bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses callaghani Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses collinsi Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses croesus (Trimen, 1862)
- Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)
- Axiocerses heathi Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948
- Axiocerses karinae Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses kiellandi Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses maureli Dufrane, 1954
- Axiocerses melanica Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984
- Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Axiocerses styx Rebel, 1908
- Axiocerses susanae Henning & Henning, 1996
- Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
External links
- "Axiocerses Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Royal Museum of Central Africa Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Images