Iolaus nolaensis

Iolaus nolaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. nolaensis
Binomial name
Iolaus nolaensis
(Stempffer, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera nolaensis Stempffer, 1951
  • Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis
  • Epamera nolaensis amanica Stempffer, 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

  • Iolaus nolaensis nolaensis (Republic of the Congo: Haute Sangha)
  • Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains, Zambia)

References

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  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.


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