Iolaus sudanicus
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| Species: | I. sudanicus
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| Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905[1]
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Iolaus sudanicus, the Sudanian Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.
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