Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Wallengren) - Common scarlet

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Axiocerses tjoane
Axiocerses tjoane

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Nhancuco (left) and cascades rd (right), Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: The extent of the dark markings on the wings is quite variable.
Distribution: Widespread and fairly common in wooded areas throughout most of southern Africa except the Eastern Cape.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaePeltophorum africanum
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia sieberiana var. sieberiana

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Axiocerses tjoane tjoane.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400480, retrieved 23 May 2013

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