Iolaus newporti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. newporti |
Binomial name | |
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 [2] | |
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Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria. [3] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults are on wing in April and May.