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Iolaus longicauda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Iolaus longicauda, the long-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Adults have been recorded in August.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus longicauda longicauda (Nigeria: Cross River loop)
  • Iolaus longicauda haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000 (Ivory Coast)

    • References

    Iolaus longicauda Wikipedia
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