Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
Similar Iolaus iulus, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus timon, Iolaus | ||
Iolaus farquharsoni, the Farquharson's sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of open forests and secondary growth.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus, Globimetula braunii and Globimetula anguliflora. They are green with tiny brown or red dots and closely resemble the flowering cushions of their host plant.
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