Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
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Iolaus laon, the fine sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests and disturbed areas such as cocoa plantations.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus. They are mole coloured.
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