Iolaus sibella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. sibella
Binomial name
Iolaus sibella
Synonyms
  • Epamera sibella H. H. Druce, 1910
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sibella

Iolaus sibella is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri), Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Englerina woodfordioides.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.


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