Iolaus longicauda

Iolaus longicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. longicauda
Binomial name
Iolaus longicauda
(Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera longicauda Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
  • Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda
  • Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda Collins & Larsen, 2000

Iolaus longicauda, the Long-tailed Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.[2]

Adults have been recorded in August.

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References

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