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Axiocerses harpax (Fabricius, 1775)


Adult morphologyWingspan16
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)375
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)564
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWE:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to East Africa north of the Equator or just south thereof (mainly savannah species)
WWE

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia, Larvae and pupae found within galls, attended by Pheidole and Crematogaster ants

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia (Larvae and pupae found within galls, attended by Pheidole and Crematogaster ants)

Axiocerses harpax
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011