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Erikssonia acraeina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Erikssonia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Erikssonia acraeina

Higher classification
  
Erikssonia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Erikssonia, Butterflies and moths, Erikssonia edgei, Aloeides dentatis, Aloeides

Erikssonia acraeina, the Eriksson's copper, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was long thought to be monotypic within the genus Erikssonia. It is found in the southern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern and south-eastern Angola and western and north-western Zambia (Mongu, Kataba, Mundwiji Plain).

The South African population on the Waterberg is now treated as Erikssonia edgei.

Adults are on wing through most of the summer months, having been recorded from October to April, with a peak in activity from January to March.

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Erikssonia acraeina Wikipedia