Biology:Iolaus creta

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus creta
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. creta
Binomial name
Iolaus creta
Hewitson, 1878[2]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) creta Hewitson, 1878
  • Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Iolaus alberici Dufrane, 1945

Iolaus creta, the blotched sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tshopo and Kivu) and Uganda (western Bwamba).[3] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2020). "Iolaus creta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T160556A176508438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160556A176508438.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/160556/176508438. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  2. ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27942491 entry




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