Iolaus bellina

Iolaus bellina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. bellina
Binomial name
Iolaus bellina
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena bellina Plötz, 1880
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bellina
  • Iolaus iaspis Druce, 1890
  • Epamera bellina exquisita Riley, 1928
  • Epamera bellina maris Riley, 1928

Iolaus bellina, the White-spot Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults of both sexes have been observed feeding from flowers.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

References

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