Etesiolaus catori

Etesiolaus catori
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Etesiolaus
Species: E. catori
Binomial name
Etesiolaus catori
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Iolaus catori cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908

Etesiolaus catori, the Small Green Sapphire or Cator’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Pachystela brevipes, Manilkara and Synsepalum species.

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References

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