Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
Similar Iolaus iulus, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus | ||
Iolaus sudanicus, the Sudanian sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, southern Sudan and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.
The larvae feed on Loranthus species.
References
Iolaus sudanicus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA