''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.
References
Butterflies described in 1959
Iolaus (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Henri Stempffer
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