Iolaus longicauda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. longicauda
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| Iolaus longicauda | |
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Iolaus longicauda, the long-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2]
Adults have been recorded in August.
Subspecies
[edit]- Iolaus longicauda longicauda (Nigeria: Cross River loop)
- Iolaus longicauda haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000 (Ivory Coast)
References
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- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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