Iolaus leonis

Species of butterfly

Iolaus leonis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. leonis
Binomial name
*Iolaus leonis* (Riley, 1928)^[1]
Synonyms
Epamera cytaeis leonis Riley, 1928 Iolaus (Epamera) leonis

Iolaus leonis, the Sierra Leone sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.^[2] The habitat consists of gallery forests.

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 2012-08-28.