Axiocerses nyika
Axiocerses nyika is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi (the Nyika Plateau and Chisange Falls) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of hills with stunted, shrubby vegetation, at altitudes between 1,980 and 2,290 meters.
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| Axiocerses nyika Quickelberge, 1984[1] | |
Adults have been recorded in December.
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- 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.
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