Axiocerses nyika

Axiocerses nyika
Scientific classification
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 Lycaenidae family. 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.

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