Iolaus jacksoni
| Iolaus jacksoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. jacksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)[1] | |
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Iolaus jacksoni, the 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 species including P. kalachariensis, P. meridianus, P. curviflorus and P. sagittifolius.
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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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