Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

Iolaus scintillans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. scintillans
Binomial name
Iolaus scintillans
Synonyms
  • Jolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
  • Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans
  • Epamera gazei Druce, 1912
Iolaus scintillans

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

References
  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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