Axiocerses amanga
| Axiocerses amanga | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Aphnaeini |
| Genus: | Axiocerses |
| Species: | A. amanga |
| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)[1] | |
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The Bush Scarlet (Axiocerses amanga) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in South Africa.
The larvae feed on Acacia species, Ximenia americana and Ximenia caffra. They are associated with the ant species Camponotus niveosetosus.
Subspecies
- Axiocerses amanga amanga (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 (Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon)
- Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901 (Angola, Namibia)
References
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- ↑ Axiocerses, Site of Markku Savela
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