Biology:Iolaus sappirus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus sappirus
SappirusDruce1902OD.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. sappirus
Binomial name
Iolaus sappirus
(H. H. Druce, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera sappirus H. H. Druce, 1902
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sappirus

Iolaus sappirus, the jewel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (the western part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kivu and Tshopo).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/iolaus/#sappirus. 
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6062725 entry




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