Iolaus paneperata, the parallel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa and possibly Kwango).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. paneperata
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| Iolaus paneperata H. H. Druce, 1890[2]
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus and Phragmanthera capitata. They are green and resemble the flowers on which they feed.
References
edit- ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus paneperata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160159A5353596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160159A5353596.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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