Iolaus newporti

Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria.^[3] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Iolaus newporti
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. newporti
Binomial name
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994[2]
Synonyms
Iolaus (Philiolaus) newporti

Adults are on wing in April and May.