Axiocerses karinae

Axiocerses karinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species:
A. karinae
Binomial name
Axiocerses karinae
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

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 afra. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Axiocerses karinae.
  1. ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.


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