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Iolaus neavei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Iolaus neavei

Similar
  
Iolaus iulus, Iolaus timon, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus

Iolaus neavei, the Neave's sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Contents

The larvae feed on Agelanthus krausei.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus neavei neavei (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
  • Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937 (Uganda: west to the western shores of Lake Victoria and the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania)

    • Etymology

    The name honours Sheffield Airey Neave.

    References

    Iolaus neavei Wikipedia
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