Iolaus creta

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Iolaus creta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. creta
Binomial name
Iolaus creta
Hewitson, 1878[1]
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 Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Tshopo and Kivu) and Uganda (western Bwamba).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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