Etesiolaus
| Etesiolaus | |
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| Fig. 14. Etesiolaus catori | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Etesiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1959 |
Etesiolaus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.The members (species) of this genus are found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously treated as a subgenus of Iolaus, but was raised to genus level by Collins et al. in 2003.[1]
Species
- Etesiolaus catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Etesiolaus kyabobo (Larsen, 1996)
- Etesiolaus pinheyi Kielland, 1986
References
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External links
- Funet Taxonomy and Distribution
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