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Iolaus obscura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Iolaus obscura, the obscure sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Namibia. The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have been recorded in December.

The larvae feed on Plicosepalus kalachariensis.

References

Iolaus obscura Wikipedia