Axiocerses karinae
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Axiocerses karinae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. karinae
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Binomial name | |
Axiocerses karinae Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
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Axiocerses karinae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi.[2]
Adults have been recorded in May, December, January and February.
The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Axiocerses karinae.
- ^ 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 2012-07-04.