Axiocerses is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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.
Axiocerses croesus, the dark-banded scarlet, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Eastern Cape, west up to Port Elizabeth and into Kwazulu-Natal.
Axiocerses coalescens, the black-tipped scarlet, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in wooded savanna areas in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and north-western South Africa and further to the north.
Axiocerses amanga, the bush scarlet, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Axiocerses harpax, the common scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Axiocerses callaghani, the Callaghan's scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Axiocerses susanae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Axiocerses bambana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of moist woodland.
Axiocerses heathi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
Axiocerses melanica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia. The habitat consists of moist woodland.
Axiocerses karinae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi.
Axiocerses styx is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland forests at altitudes between 600 and 1,000 meters.
Axiocerses kiellandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-central Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 350 and 500 meters.
Axiocerses bamptoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Malawi. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Axiocerses collinsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the coastal forests of Kenya. The habitat consists of coastal forests.
Axiocerses maureli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia.
Axiocerses punicea, the rainforest scarlet or Punic scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Axiocerses argenteomaculata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1902. It is found in Burka, Ethiopia.
Axiocerses jacksoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Stempffer in 1948. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.
