Iolaus obscura
| Iolaus obscura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus obscura Aurivillius, 1923[1] | |
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Iolaus obscura, the Obscure Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults have been recorded in December.
The larvae feed on Plicosepalus kalachariensis.
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