Iolaus jacksoni
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| Iolaus jacksoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. jacksoni |
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| Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)[1] | |
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Iolaus jacksoni, Jackson’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, central and western Kenya and central Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.
The larvae feed on Plicosepalus kalachariensis, Plicosepalus meridianus, Plicosepalus curviflorus and Plicosepalus sagittifolius.
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