Etesiolaus
the Green Sapphires
Andrew V. Z. Brower- Etesiolaus catori
- Etesiolaus kyabobo
- Etesiolaus pinheyi
Introduction
A small African hairsteak genus, separated from Iolaus s. s. by Larsen on the grounds of genitalic morphology and choice of Sapotaceae instead of the Loranthaceae typical for the rest of the group as the larval food plant.
References
Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Larsen, T. B. 1991 The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history. Oxford, U. K.: Oxford University Press.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
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