Axiocerses susanae

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

Axiocerses susanae is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

Adults have been recorded in March.

The larvae feed on Peltophorum africanum, Pterolobium stellatum, Julbernardia globiflora and Schotia brachypetala. They are associated with the ant species Pheidole megacephala.

References

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  1. Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)


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