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[Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans Aurivillius]
Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905: 13; pi. 3, fig. 2. Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans:
Stempffer and Bennett, 1959: 231; fig. 115. = Epamera gazei H. H. Druce, 1912: 129: Druce. Druce & Chapman, 1913: 278,
pi. 9, figs. 2, 3.
The species ranges from Senegal to Uganda, apparently chiefly in the savanna belt. It has not as yet been taken in Liberia.
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Fox, R.M., Lindsey, A.W., Clench, H.K., Miller, L.D. 1965. The Butterflies of Liberia. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society vol. 19. Philadelphia, USA

Iolaus scintillans

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Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

References

  1. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

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Iolaus scintillans: Brief Summary

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Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda. The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

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