Iolaus neavei
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Iolaus neavei, the Neave's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus krausei.
Subspecies
- Iolaus neavei neavei (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
- Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937 (Uganda: west to the western shores of Lake Victoria and the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania)
Etymology
The name honours Sheffield Airey Neave.
References
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Druce, Hamilton H. (1910). "Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from tropical West Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1910 (1): 371–372; Pl. 35, Fig. 4.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|postscript= - ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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