Iolaus gemmarius

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Small jewel sapphire
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. gemmarius
Binomial name
Iolaus gemmarius
(H. H. Druce, 1910) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera gemmariusH. H. Druce, 1910
  • Iolaus (Epamera) gemmarius

Iolaus gemmarius, the small jewel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.