Iolaus 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.

Iolaus laonides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. laonides
Binomial name
Iolaus laonides
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) laonides Aurivillius, 1898
  • Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides

References

  1. Larsen, T.B. 2020. Iolaus laonides (amended version of 2011 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T159887A176509387. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159887A176509387.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
  2. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.


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