Iolaus jamesoni

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Iolaus jamesoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. jamesoni
Binomial name
Iolaus jamesoni
(Druce, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus jamesoniDruce, 1891
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) jamesoni

Iolaus jamesoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii .[ citation needed ]

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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 2012-08-31.


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