Iolaus sudanicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. sudanicus
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus sudanicus
Aurivillius, 1905
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Synonyms | |
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Iolaus sudanicus, the Sudanian sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.
Iolaus sudanicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. sudanicus
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus sudanicus
Aurivillius, 1905
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Iolaus sudanicus, the Sudanian sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.