Iolaus gabunica

Iolaus gabunica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. gabunica
Binomial name
Iolaus gabunica
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus gabunica Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica
  • Iolaphilus gabunica mbami Libert, 1993

Iolaus gabunica, the Gabon Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

Subspecies

References

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