Iolaus gemmarius
Species of butterfly
Small jewel sapphire | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. gemmarius |
Binomial name | |
Iolaus gemmarius (H. H. Druce, 1910)[1] | |
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Iolaus gemmarius, the small jewel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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