Iolaus carolinae
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Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000[1]
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Iolaus carolinae, Caroline’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast).[2] The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.
Adults are on wing in August and March.
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