Biology:Iolaus laonides

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus laonides
Laonides InSeitzVol13.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. laonides
Binomial name
Iolaus laonides
Aurivillius, 1898[2]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) laonides Aurivillius, 1898
  • Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides

Iolaus laonides, the emerald sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[3] The habitat consists of forests.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6062642 entry