Iolaus laon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. laon
Binomial name
Iolaus laon
Synonyms
  • Jolaus adamsi Lathy, 1903
  • Jolaus emma Suffert, 1904

Iolaus laon, the fine sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests and disturbed areas such as cocoa plantations.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus. They are mole coloured.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.


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