Aphnaeus erikssoni
| Aphnaeus erikssoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aphnaeus |
| Species: | A. erikssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891[1] | |
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Aphnaeus erikssoni, Eriksson’s Highflier, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland.
Adults of subspecies barnesi have been recorded feeding from the flowers of Brachystegiatrees and sucking from damp spots.
The larvae feed on Julbernadia globiflora and Burkea africana. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.
Subspecies
- Aphnaeus erikssoni erikssoni (southern Angola, Namibia: Caprivi, north-western Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: south-east to Lualaba)
- Aphnaeus erikssoni barnesi Stempffer, 1954 (eastern Zimbabwe)
- Aphnaeus erikssoni kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 (Tanzania: south-west to the Mpanda and Kigoma districts)
- Aphnaeus erikssoni mashunae Stempffer, 1954 (Zimbabwe: Harare area)
- Aphnaeus erikssoni rex Aurivillius, 1909 (Malawi, south-eastern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, Mozambique)[3]
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- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 d, h ssp. rex Aurivillius, 1909