Iolaus penningtoni: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Iolaus
Species
Iolaus penningtoni
Scientific Name
Iolaus penningtoni

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Iolaus penningtoni

Iolaus penningtoni, the Pennington's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on the Helixanthera species H. kirkii and H. garciana. Young larvae feed on the flowers of their host plant.

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