Iolaus laon
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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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External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67 g
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 d as (synonym) adamsi Lathy, 1903