Iolaus violacea

Iolaus violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. violacea
Binomial name
Iolaus violacea
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera violacea Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) violacea
  • Iolaus katanganus Romieux, 1934

Iolaus violacea, the Violaceous Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba and Tanganika), north-eastern Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (Ukerewe Island and Lake Victoria) and possibly western Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus quinquangulus, Tapinanthus sansibarensis, Tapinanthus erianthus, Tapinanthus oleifolius, Phragmenthera usuiensis usuiensis, Helixanthera tetrapartita, Globimetula braunii, Globimetula mweroensis, Globimetula pachyclada, Globimetula rubripes, Globimetula anguliflora and Agelanthus fuellebornii.

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