Biology:Iolaus eurisus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus eurisus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. eurisus
Binomial name
Iolaus eurisus
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio eurisus Cramer, 1779
  • Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus
  • Jolaus thuraui Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio helius Fabricius, 1781
  • Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964

Iolaus eurisus, the royal sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and disturbed and dry areas.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus eurisus eurisus (Guinea: from Conakry eastwards, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop)
  • Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781) (Senegal, western Guinea)
  • Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon)

References

  1. ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6062583 entry




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