Biology:Iolaus gabunica
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. gabunica
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| Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)[1]
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Iolaus gabunica, the Gabon sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.
Subspecies
- Iolaus gabunica gabunica (Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, western Kenya, Zambia)
- Iolaus gabunica mbami (Libert, 1993) (Cameroon)
References
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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc.
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