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Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribe: Iolaini > Genus: Iolaus

Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire) Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire)
Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire) male, Enock's Walk. [photo Steve Woodhall ©] Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire) 1st instar larvae, Enock's Walk. [photo Steve Woodhall ©]
Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire)

Iolaus alienus (Brown-line sapphire) 2nd instar larvae, Enock's Walk. [photo Steve Woodhall ©]