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Erikssonia acraeina
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Erikssonia
Species:	E. acraeina
Binomial name
Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
Synonyms
Erikssonia alaponoxa Henning & Henning, 2001

Erikssonia acraeina, the Eriksson's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.

References

1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Erikssonia acraeina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177644007A177644115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177644007A177644115.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

External links

• Taxonomy, Biology, Biogeography, Evolution and Conservation of the Genus Erikssonia Trimen (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

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