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Erikssonia (butterfly)

Erikssonia
Erikssonia genus.jpg
E. acraeina and E. cooksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Genus: Erikssonia
Trimen, 1891

Erikssonia is a genus of butterflies in the Lycaenidae family. They are found on sandy substrates, though E. edgei appears to be found on more loamy sand than its congeners. They are slow fliers.

There are four species:



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