Iolaus iasis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. iasis |
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Iolaus iasis | |
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Iolaus iasis, the iasis sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. [3] The habitat consists of forests and savanna. The species has also been recorded in cocoa plantations.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus and Tapinanthus bangwensis .