Iolaus newporti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. newporti
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994[2]
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Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria.[3] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults are on wing in April and May.
References
[edit]- ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus newporti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160256A5359023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160256A5359023.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.