Biology:Iolaus leonis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus leonis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. leonis
Binomial name
Iolaus leonis
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera cytaeis leonis Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) leonis

Iolaus leonis, the Sierra Leone sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of gallery forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6062645 entry