Iolaus hemicyanus
| Iolaus hemicyanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. hemicyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904[1] | |
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Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Phragmananthera usuiensis.
Subspecies
- Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barbara Suffert, 1904 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Kivu, Maniema, Sankuru and Lualaba)
References
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External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 g ssp. barbara Suffert, 1904
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