Iolaus bakeri

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Iolaus bakeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. bakeri
Binomial name
Iolaus bakeri
(Riley, 1928) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera bakeriRiley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri

Iolaus bakeri, the Baker's sapphire , is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba and Kivu). [2]

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus oleifolius .

References

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  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 2012-08-27.