Iolaus sudanicus

Species of butterfly

Iolaus sudanicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. sudanicus
Binomial name
*Iolaus sudanicus* Aurivillius, 1905^[1]
Synonyms
Jolaus umbrosus var. sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus

Iolaus sudanicus, the Sudanian sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, southern Sudan and Ethiopia.^[2] The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

References

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^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.