Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
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Iolaus poultoni, the Poulton's sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus sansibarensis, Englerina macilenta, Englerina triplinervia, Helixanthera kirkii, Helixanthera tetrapartita and Loranthus recurviflora.
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