Axiocerses punicea, the rainforest scarlet or Punic scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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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. punicea
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| Axiocerses punicea (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
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Adults are attracted to flowering shrubs. They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Ximenia afra.
Subspecies
edit- Axiocerses punicea punicea (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi)
- Axiocerses punicea cruenta (Trimen, 1894) (Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Axiocerses punicea.
- ^ 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 2012-07-04.