Axiocerses melanica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of moist woodland.
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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. melanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Axiocerses melanica Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
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Adults have been recorded in October, November, February, March and April.
Subspecies
edit- Axiocerses melanica melanica (central Zambia)
- Axiocerses melanica aurata Henning & Henning, 1996 (north-western Zambia)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Axiocerses melanica.
- ^ Axiocerses at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-03.