Iolaus laon

Iolaus laon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. laon
Binomial name
Iolaus laon
Hewitson, 1878[1]
Synonyms
  • Jolaus adamsi Lathy, 1903
  • Jolaus emma Suffert, 1904

Iolaus laon, the Fine Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.

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