| Iolaus violacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus violacea | |
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Iolaus violacea, the violaceous sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba and Tanganika), north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (Ukerewe Island and Lake Victoria) and possibly western Mozambique. [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
The larvae feed on Tapinanthus quinquangulus , Tapinanthus sansibarensis , Tapinanthus erianthus , Tapinanthus oleifolius , Phragmenthera usuiensis usuiensis , Helixanthera tetrapartita , Globimetula braunii , Globimetula mweroensis , Globimetula pachyclada , Globimetula rubripes , Globimetula anguliflora and Agelanthus fuellebornii .
