Iolaus sudanicus

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Iolaus sudanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. sudanicus
Binomial name
Iolaus sudanicus
Aurivillius, 1905[1]
Synonyms
  • Jolaus umbrosus var. sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
  • Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus

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.[2] The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

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