Etesiolaus kyabobo

Etesiolaus kyabobo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Etesiolaus
Species: E. kyabobo
Binomial name
Etesiolaus kyabobo
(Larsen, 1996)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Etesiolaus) kyabobo Larsen, 1996
  • Iolaus kyabobo

Etesiolaus kyabobo, the Kyabobo Green Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana (the Volta Region), the Central African Republic and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dry, semi-deciduous forests.

Adults have been recorded in January and May.

References

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