Iolaus bakeri

Iolaus bakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. bakeri
Binomial name
Iolaus bakeri
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri

Iolaus bakeri, Baker’s Sapphire , is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba and Kivu).[2]

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus oleifolius.

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