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Iolaus (Epamera moyambina Stempffer and Bennett
Iolaus (Epamera) moyambina Stempffer and Bennett, 1959: 254; figs. 139-143.
Females in this genus are notoriously difficult to identify, particularly single specimens. In this instance, however, the identification is fairly certain: the subquadrate apical patch on the hindwing above, the thick, sharply delimited brown border on the forewing below, the greenish tone to the blue above, all point to this species, hitherto known only from Sierra Leone.
Liberia: Harbel, 1 ? , X (Fox).
- bibliographic citation
- 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 moyambina: Brief Summary
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Iolaus moyambina, the Sierra Leone fine sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone and western Liberia.
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