Etesiolaus
Sign in to saveEtesiolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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Etesiolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
==Taxonomy== The genus was previously treated as a subgenus of Iolaus, but was raised to genus level by Collins et al. in 2003.
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