Etesiolaus kyabobo

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Etesiolaus kyabobo, the Kyabobo green sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana (the Volta Region), the Central African Republic and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dry, semi-deciduous forests.

Etesiolaus kyabobo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Etesiolaus
Species:
E. kyabobo
Binomial name
Etesiolaus kyabobo
(Larsen, 1996)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Etesiolaus) kyabobo Larsen, 1996
  • Iolaus kyabobo

Adults have been recorded in January and May.

References

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  1. ^ Etesiolaus 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 2012-09-04.