Biology:Iolaus sibella

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus sibella
SibellaDruce1910OD.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. sibella
Binomial name
Iolaus sibella
(H. H. Druce, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera sibella H. H. Druce, 1910
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sibella

Iolaus sibella is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri), Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Englerina woodfordioides.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/iolaus/#sibella. 
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry




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