Iolaus eurisus

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus

Similar Iolaus iulus, Iolaus timon, Iolaus iasis

Iolaus eurisus, the royal sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests and disturbed and dry areas.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

Iolaus eurisus eurisus (Guinea: from Conakry eastwards, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop)

Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781) (Senegal, western Guinea)

Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon)

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