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Iolaus sappirus
Scientific classification
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)
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). The habitat consists of forests.

References

1. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 d, e

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