Iolaus iturensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. iturensis |
Binomial name | |
Iolaus iturensis | |
Synonyms | |
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Iolaus iturensis, the Ituri sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, Lualaba and Shaba), Angola, western Tanzania, Uganda and western Kenya. [3] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Loranthus and Erianthemum species and Phragmanthera rufescens .