Iolaus apatosa

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Iolaus apatosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. apatosa
Binomial name
Iolaus apatosa
(Stempffer, 1952) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera aemulus apatosaStempffer, 1952
  • Iolaus (Epamera) apatosa
  • Epamera aemulus f. apatosaTalbot, 1935

Iolaus apatosa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and the northern coast of Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of open forests and moist savanna.

The larvae feed on Helixanthera species, including H. kirkii .

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References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-03.