Iolaus scintillans
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Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905[1]
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Iolaus scintillans
Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.
The larvae feed on .
References[]
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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- Butterflies described in 1905
- Iolaus (butterfly)
- Theclinae stubs