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Iolaus leonis

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Iolaus leonis
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I. leonis
Binomial name
Iolaus leonis
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera cytaeis leonis Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) leonis

Iolaus leonis, the Sierra Leone sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of gallery forests.

References

  1. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina