Axiocerses tjoane

Eastern scarlet
male and female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species:
A. tjoane
Binomial name
Axiocerses tjoane
(Wallengren, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Chrysorychia tjoane Wallengren, 1857

Axiocerses tjoane, the eastern scarlet, common scarlet or scarlet butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in East and southern Africa.