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Iolaus creta

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Species of butterfly

Iolaus creta
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. creta
Binomial name
Iolaus creta
Hewitson, 1878
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) creta Hewitson, 1878
  • Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Iolaus alberici Dufrane, 1945

Iolaus creta, the blotched sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tshopo and Kivu) and Uganda (western Bwamba). The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. Larsen, T.B. (2020) . "Iolaus creta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160556A176508438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160556A176508438.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.

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Taxon identifiers
Iolaus creta


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