Iolaus apatosa
| Iolaus apatosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. apatosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)[1] | |
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Iolaus apatosa is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and the northern coast of Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of open forests and moist savanna.
The larvae feed on Helixanthera species, including Helixanthera kirkii.
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