Iolaus aurivillii
| Iolaus aurivillii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. aurivillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900[1] | |
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Iolaus aurivillii, Aurivillius’ Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Englerina gabonensis and Globimetula braunii.
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