Biology:Erikssonia (butterfly)
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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
| Erikssonia | |
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| E. acraeina and E. cooksoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphnaeinae |
| Genus: | Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 |
Erikssonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are found on sandy substrates, though E. edgei appears to be found on more loamy sand than its congeners.[1] They are slow fliers.
Species
There are four species:[2]
- Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891 – Eriksson's copper
- Erikssonia bouyeri Gardiner, 2012
- Erikssonia cooksoni Druce, 1905 – Cookson's copper
- Erikssonia edgei Gardiner & Terblanche, 2010 – Waterberg copper
References
- ↑ "Erikssonia edgei (Waterberg Copper)". Brenton Blue Trust. 2013. http://www.brentonbluetrust.co.za/corel-programme/endangered-butterflies-and-moths/erikssonia-edgei-waterberg-copper/. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Mark C. (2015). "Genus Erikssonia Trimen, 1891". Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (14 ed.). http://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1242/293%20Genus%20Erikssonia%20Trimen.pdf. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links
- "Erikssonia Trimen, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q662202 entry
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