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

Iolaus bansana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Oncocalyx fischeri.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus bansana bansana (Cameroon)
  • Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928) (western Kenya, eastern Uganda)

References

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


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