Iolaus frater

Iolaus frater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. frater
Binomial name
	Iolaus frater; (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Synonyms
	Epamera fraterJoicey & Talbot, 1921; Iolaus (Epamera) frater; Epamera hemicyanus kamerunicaRiley, 1928; Epamera kumboaeBethune-Baker, 1926;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens .

Subspecies

Iolaus frater frater (Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo and North Kivu)
Iolaus frater kamerunica(Riley, 1928) (Cameroon)
Iolaus frater kumboae(Bethune-Baker, 1926) (eastern Nigeria, Bioko)

References

↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.

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[1] Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.

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