Iolaus nolaensis

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

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

Subspecies

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

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