Iolaus longicauda

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

"Long-tailed sapphire" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Iolaus timon.

Iolaus longicauda
Scientific classification
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
  • Iolaus longicauda longicauda (Nigeria: Cross River loop)
  • Iolaus longicauda haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000 (Ivory Coast)
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References
  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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