Iolaus nolaensis

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 the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

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

Subspecies

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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