title: Iolaus cytaeis
text: # Iolaus cytaeis
  
  Iolaus cytaeis, the cytaeis sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Iolaus cytaeis cytaeis (Nigeria: west and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur)
  * Iolaus cytaeis caerulea (Riley, 1928) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
  