Iolaus eurisus explained

Iolaus eurisus, the royal sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] The habitat consists of forests and disturbed and dry areas.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

• Iolaus eurisus eurisus (Guinea: from Conakry eastwards, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop)
• Iolaus eurisus helius (Fabricius, 1781) (Senegal, western Guinea)
• Iolaus eurisus vexillarius Clench, 1964 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 a

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina . 2012-08-03 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084404/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc . dead .