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Iolaus aurivillii

Synonyms: Iolaus sapphirinus; Jolaus aurivillii

Wikipedia Abstract

Iolaus aurivillii, Aurivillius’ Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on Englerina gabonensis and Globimetula braunii.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0