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Iolaus mane

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Similar
  
Iolaus timon, Iolaus iulus, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus

Iolaus mane, the Labe sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea and Ghana.

Etymology

The species is named for the Mane family, several of whose members have collected butterflies in Guinea.

References

Iolaus mane Wikipedia