Iolaus arborifera

Iolaus arborifera
male from original description
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. arborifera
Binomial name
Iolaus arborifera (Butler, 1901) [2]
Synonyms
Epamera arboriferaButler, 1901 Iolaus (Epamera) arborifera

Iolaus arborifera is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the highlands of Kenya. ^[3] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Loranthus freisiorum .

References

1. Musyoki, A.M.; Mwinzi, D.; Luanga, A.; Genga, O.C.; Kioko, E.N. (2022). "Iolaus arborifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T158297632A158297638. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T158297632A158297638.en . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
2. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 a