Iolaus aethria
Species of butterfly
Iolaus aethria | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. aethria |
Binomial name | |
Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Iolaus aethria, Karsch's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and on Bioko.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iolaus aethria.
Wikispecies has information related to Iolaus aethria.
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 g
- v
- t
- e