Axiocerses coalescens | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. coalescens
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Binomial name | |
Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
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Axiocerses coalescens, the black-tipped scarlet, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in wooded savanna areas in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and north-western South Africa and further to the north.
The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Acacia species. They are associated with ants of the family Formicidae.
Axiocerses coalescens | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Axiocerses |
Species: | A. coalescens
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Binomial name | |
Axiocerses coalescens Henning & Henning, 1996
[2]
|
Axiocerses coalescens, the black-tipped scarlet, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in wooded savanna areas in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and north-western South Africa and further to the north.
The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Acacia species. They are associated with ants of the family Formicidae.