Iolaus newporti
| Iolaus newporti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. newporti |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994[1] | |
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Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults are on wing in April and May.
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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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