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Iolaus bakeri

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Iolaus bakeri
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I. bakeri
Binomial name
Iolaus bakeri
(Riley, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri

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

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus oleifolius.

References

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