Iolaus 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.
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| Species: | I. sibella |
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The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Englerina woodfordioides.
References
- Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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