Iolaus iturensis
| Iolaus iturensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. iturensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)[1] | |
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Iolaus iturensis, the Ituri Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri, Lualaba and Shaba), Angola, western Tanzania, Uganda and western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Loranthus and Erianthemum species and Phragmanthera rufescens.
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