Iolaus carolinae
| Iolaus carolinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. carolinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000[1] | |
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Iolaus carolinae, the Caroline's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast).[2] The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.
Adults are on wing in August and March.
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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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