Iolaus calisto

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Iolaus calisto
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. calisto
Binomial name
Iolaus calisto
(Westwood, 1851) [1]
Synonyms
  • Anthene calistoWestwood, 1851
  • Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto

Iolaus calisto, the large green sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, southern Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Central African Republic. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.