Iolaus carolinae

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Iolaus carolinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. carolinae
Binomial name
Iolaus carolinae
Collins & Larsen, 2000 [2]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) carolinae

Iolaus carolinae, the Caroline's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast). [3] The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.

Adults are on wing in August and March.

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus carolinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T160116A5352164. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160116A5352164.en . Retrieved 18 November 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 2012-08-30.


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