Iolaus neavei
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. neavei |
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| Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)[1] | |
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Iolaus neavei, Neave’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus krausei.
Subspecies
- Iolaus neavei neavei (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele)
- Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937 (Uganda: west to the western shores of Lake Victoria and the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania)
Etymology
The name honours Sheffield Airey Neave.
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