Axiocerses is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Axiocerses
A male Common scarlet (A. tjoane) in the Kruger National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Axiocerses
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Chrysorychia Wallengren, 1857

Species

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