Iolaus scintillans

Iolaus scintillans, the scintillating sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan and northern Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Iolaus scintillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. scintillans
Binomial name
Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905[1]
Synonyms
Jolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905 Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans Epamera gazei Druce, 1912

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The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.