Iolaus paneperata

Iolaus paneperata, the parallel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa and possibly Kwango).[3]

Iolaus paneperata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. paneperata
Binomial name
Iolaus paneperata
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Philiolaus) paneperata
  • Jolaus elisa Suffert, 1904

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus and Phragmanthera capitata. They are green and resemble the flowers on which they feed.

References
  1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus paneperata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160159A5353596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160159A5353596.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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