Iolaus crawshayi

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Iolaus crawshayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. crawshayi
Binomial name
Iolaus crawshayi
(Butler, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus crawshayiButler, 1901
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi
  • Argiolaus crawshayi elgonaeStempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Argiolaus crawshayi littoralisStempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi kallebKoçak, 1996
  • Iolaus silas maureliDufrane, 1954
  • Argiolaus crawshayi niloticusStempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Argiolaus crawshayi nyanzaeStempffer & Bennett, 1958

Iolaus crawshayi, the Crawshay's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of moist savanna.

Contents

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Erianthemum dregei and Phragmanthera usuiensis .

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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.