Iolaus coelestis

Species of butterfly

Iolaus coelestis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. coelestis
Binomial name
*Iolaus coelestis* Bethune-Baker, 1926^[1]
Synonyms
Iolaus (Epamera) coelestis

Iolaus coelestis, the eastern fine sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.^[2]

References

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^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-27.