Iolaus jacksoni
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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.
References
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- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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