Iolaus creta

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Iolaus creta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. creta
Binomial name
Iolaus creta
Hewitson, 1878 [2]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) cretaHewitson, 1878
  • Epamera fuscomarginataJoicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Iolaus albericiDufrane, 1945

Iolaus creta, the blotched sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tshopo and Kivu) and Uganda (western Bwamba). [3] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Iolaus creta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T160556A176508438. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160556A176508438.en . Retrieved 8 August 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 2012-08-28.


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