Iolaus obscura

Iolaus obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. obscura
Binomial name
Iolaus obscura
Aurivillius, 1923[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) obscurus
  • Iolaus yusuf Koçak, 1996

Iolaus obscura, the obscure sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have been recorded in December.

The larvae feed on Plicosepalus kalachariensis.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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