Biology:Iolaus scintillans
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Iolaus scintillans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. scintillans
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905[1]
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Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.
The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.
References
- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6062732 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iolaus scintillans.
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