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Showing posts with label Lycaenidae Lycaeninae Axiocerses tjoane Common Scarlet Male butterfly identification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lycaenidae Lycaeninae Axiocerses tjoane Common Scarlet Male butterfly identification. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2013

Common Scarlet - Male (Axiocerses tjoane)

Family Lycaenidae Lycaeninae
Often I only get one shot at a butterfly before it flies away and most times, the picture is fuzzy. However, luck was with me on this one.


They are smallish with a 2-3cm wingspan and seen only in the northern regions and a thin strip along the eastern coast.
Info: Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa (Steve Woodhall)