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Life history and behavior of the rare myrmecophilous lycaenid erikssonia acraeina lepidoptera lycaenidae

Henning, S.F.

Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 47(2): 337-342

1984

ISSN/ISBN: 0013-8789
Accession: 005807879

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Summary
The behavior and life history of the rare myrmecophilous lycaenid E. acraeina Trimen (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) is recorded for the 1st time. The host plant was Gnidia kraussiana Meisner (Thymelaeaceae); the host ant belonged to the genus Acantholepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The larvae of E. acraeina shelter in the nest of the host ant during the day and emerge at night to feed on the host plant. A plea is made for the conservation of this species.

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