Iolaus sibella

Iolaus sibella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. sibella
Binomial name
Iolaus sibella
(Druce, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera sibella Druce, 1910
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sibella

Iolaus sibella is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri), Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Englerina woodfordioides.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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