Iolaus jacksoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. jacksoni |
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Iolaus jacksoni | |
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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 .