Iolaus eurisus

Iolaus eurisus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. eurisus
Binomial name
Iolaus eurisus
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio eurisus Cramer, 1779
  • Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus
  • Jolaus thuraui Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio helius Fabricius, 1781
  • Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964

Iolaus eurisus, the Royal Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and disturbed and dry areas.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

References

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