Iolaus laon
Species of butterfly
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Iolaus laon, the fine sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. laon |
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus. They are mole coloured.
