Erikssonia (butterfly)

Erikssonia
	E. acraeina and E. cooksoni
Scientific classification
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)". brentonbluetrust.co.za. Brenton Blue Trust. 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Williams, Mark C. (2015). "Genus Erikssonia Trimen, 1891". Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (PDF). metamorphosis.org.za (14 ed.). Retrieved 9 June 2016.

External links

"Erikssonia Trimen, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[bren-1] "Erikssonia edgei (Waterberg Copper)". brentonbluetrust.co.za. Brenton Blue Trust. 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[will-2] Williams, Mark C. (2015). "Genus Erikssonia Trimen, 1891". Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (PDF). metamorphosis.org.za (14 ed.). Retrieved 9 June 2016.