Iolaus normani

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Iolaus normani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. normani
Binomial name
Iolaus normani
(Larsen, 1986) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera normaniLarsen, 1986
  • Iolaus (Epamera) normani
  • Epamera normani meamuiCollins & Larsen, 2005

Iolaus normani, the Norman's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea and Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of dry forests in Guinea savanna.

Adults of both sexes mud-puddle.

Subspecies

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 2012-08-29.