Iolaus sappirus

Iolaus sappirus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. sappirus
Binomial name
Iolaus sappirus
(Druce, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sappirus

Iolaus sappirus, the Jewel Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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 Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kivu and Tshopo).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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