''Iolaus neavei'', or Neave's sapphire, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. The species was
first described by
Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in
Nigeria,
Cameroon, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Uganda and
Tanzania.
The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on ''
Agelanthus krausei
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''.
Subspecies
*''Iolaus neavei neavei'' (Nigeria:
Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
*''Iolaus neavei katera''
Talbot, 1937 (Uganda: west to the western shores of Lake Victoria and the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania)
Etymology
The name honours
Sheffield Airey Neave.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''g''
Butterflies described in 1910
Iolaus (butterfly)
Taxa named by Hamilton Herbert Druce
Butterflies of Africa
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