''Iolaus normani'', the Norman's sapphire, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
and
Nigeria.
The habitat consists of dry forests in
Guinea savanna
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
.
Adults of both sexes
mud-puddle.
Subspecies
*''Iolaus normani normani'' (Nigeria: Anara Forest Reserve)
*''Iolaus normani meamui''
Collins & Larsen, 2005 (Guinea: Fouta Djalon)
References
Butterflies described in 1986
Iolaus (butterfly)
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