Iolaus tajoraca

Iolaus tajoraca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. tajoraca
Binomial name
	Iolaus tajoraca; Walker, 1870
Synonyms
	Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca; Iolaus nursei var. ertliAurivillius, 1916;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Iolaus tajoraca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri , Plicosepalus curviflorus , Plicosepalus kalachariensis , Plicosepalus meridianus and Englerina kagehensis .

Subspecies

Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya, northern Uganda)
Iolaus tajoraca ertliAurivillius, 1916 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya)

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 2012-08-30.

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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 2012-08-30.

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