Iolaus bamptoni

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Iolaus bamptoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. bamptoni
Binomial name
Iolaus bamptoni
(Congdon & Collins, 1998) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera bamptoniCongdon and Collins, 1998
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bamptoni

Iolaus bamptoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of degraded Acacia woodland.

Adults are on wing from January to May.

The larvae feed on Helixanthera tetrapartita .

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 2012-08-27.