Iolaus nolaensis

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Iolaus nolaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. nolaensis
Binomial name
Iolaus nolaensis
(Stempffer, 1951) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera nolaensisStempffer, 1951
  • Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis
  • Epamera nolaensis amanicaStempffer, 1951

Iolaus nolaensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. [2]

The larvae feed on the Agelanthus species A. subulatus , A. sansibarensis , A. tanganyikae and A. scassellatii .

Subspecies

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 2012-08-29.