Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. scintillans
Binomial name
Iolaus scintillans
Aurivillius, 1905[1]
Synonyms
  • Jolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
  • Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans
  • Epamera gazei Druce, 1912
Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans, the Scintillating Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

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  1. ↑ Iolaus, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina

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