Etesiolaus kyabobo

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Etesiolaus kyabobo
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E. kyabobo
Binomial name
Etesiolaus kyabobo
(Larsen, 1996) [1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Etesiolaus) kyaboboLarsen, 1996
  • Iolaus kyabobo

Etesiolaus kyabobo, the Kyabobo green sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana (the Volta Region), the Central African Republic and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of dry, semi-deciduous forests.

Adults have been recorded in January and May.

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References

  1. Etesiolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina