Iolaus penningtoni

Iolaus penningtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. penningtoni
Binomial name
	Iolaus penningtoni; (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
Synonyms
	Epamera penningtoniStempffer & Bennett, 1959; Iolaus (Epamera) penningtoni;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Iolaus penningtoni, the Pennington's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on the Helixanthera species H. kirkii and H. garciana . Young larvae feed on the flowers of their host plant.

References

↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

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[1] Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

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