Iolaus poultoni
| Iolaus poultoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. poultoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)[1] | |
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Iolaus poultoni, Poulton’s Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus sansibarensis, Englerina macilenta, Englerina triplinervia, Helixanthera kirkii, Helixanthera tetrapartita and Loranthus recurviflora.
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