Iolaus normani
(Redirected from Norman's Sapphire)
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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. normani
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| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)[1]
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Iolaus normani, the Norman's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests in Guinea savanna.
Adults of both sexes mud-puddle.
Subspecies
[edit]- Iolaus normani normani (Nigeria: Anara Forest Reserve)
- Iolaus normani meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005 (Guinea: Fouta Djalon)
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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