Iolaus obscurus
Appearance
Iolaus obscurus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. obscurus
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923[1]
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Iolaus obscurus, the obscure sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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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- ^ 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.