Axiocerses amanga

Axiocerses amanga
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]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis amanga Westwood, 1881
  • Axiocerses baumi Weymer, 1901
  • Chrysorychia mendeche Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Axiocerses mendeche var. borealis Aurivillius, 1905

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

References

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  1. Axiocerses, Site of Markku Savela

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