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Iolaus maesa

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Iolaus maesa
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I. maesa
Binomial name
Iolaus maesa
(Hewitson, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina maesa Hewitson, 1862
  • Iolaus (Epamera) maesa

Iolaus maesa, the Chocolate-bordered Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Tshopo) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus.

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