Iolaus carolinae

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Iolaus carolinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. carolinae
Binomial name
Iolaus carolinae
Collins & Larsen, 2000[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) carolinae

Iolaus carolinae, Caroline’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast).[2] The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.

Adults are on wing in August and March.

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