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Iolaus leonis

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Species of butterfly

Iolaus leonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. leonis
Binomial name
Iolaus leonis
(Riley, 1928)
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. The habitat consists of gallery forests.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
Taxon identifiers
Iolaus leonis


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