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The Eastern Scarlet, Common Scarlet or Scarlet Butterfly (''Axiocerses tjoane'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern and eastern Africa. It is not present on the Eastern Cape. 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'' (including ''Acacia abyssinica'', ''Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha'' and ''Acacia sieberiana var. woodii''), ''Peltophorum africanum'' and ''Brachystegia'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Axiocerses tjoane tjoane'' (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, central and eastern Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province) *''Axiocerses tjoane rubescens'' Henning & Henning, 1996 (south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, north-western Zambia) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Axiocerses tjoane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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