Iolaus neavei
Iolaus neavei, or Neave's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae feed on Agelanthus krausei.
Subspecies
- Iolaus neavei neavei (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
- Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937 (Uganda: west to the western shores of Lake Victoria and the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania)
Etymology
The name honours Sheffield Airey Neave.
References
- Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Druce, Hamilton H. (1910). "Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from tropical West Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1910 (1): 371–372; Pl. 35, Fig. 4.
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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