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Iolaus sibella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Iolaus sibella

Similar
  
Iolaus pallene, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus iulus

Iolaus sibella is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri), Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Englerina woodfordioides.

References

Iolaus sibella Wikipedia