Axiocerses nyika
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| Axiocerses nyika | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Axiocerses |
| Species: | A. nyika |
| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984[1] | |
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.
Adults have been recorded in December.
