Iolaus normani
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. normani
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Iolaus normani, the Norman's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests in Guinea savanna.
Adults of both sexes mud-puddle.
Subspecies
[edit]- Iolaus normani normani (Nigeria: Anara Forest Reserve)
- Iolaus normani meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005 (Guinea: Fouta Djalon)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Iolaus normani.
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-29.