Iolaus longicauda, the long-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2]

Iolaus longicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. longicauda
Binomial name
Iolaus longicauda
(Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera longicauda Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
  • Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda
  • Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda Collins & Larsen, 2000

Adults have been recorded in August.

Subspecies

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  • Iolaus longicauda longicauda (Nigeria: Cross River loop)
  • Iolaus longicauda haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000 (Ivory Coast)

References

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  1. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-29.