Iolaus farquharsoni

Iolaus farquharsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. farquharsoni
Binomial name
Iolaus farquharsoni
(Bethune-Baker, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922
  • Iolaus (Epamera) farquharsoni

Iolaus farquharsoni, Farquharson’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of open forests and secondary growth.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus, Globimetula braunii and Globimetula anguliflora. They are green with tiny brown or red dots and closely resemble the flowering cushions of their host plant.

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