Iolaus newporti

Iolaus newporti
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. newporti
Binomial name
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 [2]
Synonyms
Iolaus (Philiolaus) newporti

Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria. ^[3] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults are on wing in April and May.

References

1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus newporti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T160256A5359023. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160256A5359023.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 2012-08-31.