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Iolaus laonides

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Iolaus laonides
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I. laonides
Binomial name
Iolaus laonides
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) laonides Aurivillius, 1898
  • Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides

Iolaus laonides, the emerald sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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