Iolaus jacksoni

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Iolaus jacksoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. jacksoni
Binomial name
Iolaus jacksoni
(Stempffer, 1950) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera jacksoniStempffer, 1950
  • Iolaus (Epamera) jacksoni

Iolaus jacksoni, the Jackson's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, central and western Kenya and central Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Plicosepalus species including P. kalachariensis , P. meridianus , P. curviflorus and P. sagittifolius .

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.