| Small jewel sapphire | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. gemmarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus gemmarius (H. H. Druce, 1910)[1] | |
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Iolaus gemmarius, the small jewel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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