Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
Similar Iolaus iulus, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus timon | ||
Iolaus carolinae, the Caroline's sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast). The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.
Adults are on wing in August and March.
References
Iolaus carolinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA