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Iolaus bamptoni

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Iolaus bamptoni
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I. bamptoni
Binomial name
Iolaus bamptoni
(Congdon & Collins, 1998)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera bamptoni Congdon and Collins, 1998
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bamptoni

Iolaus bamptoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of degraded Acacia woodland.

Adults are on wing from January to May.

The larvae feed on Helixanthera tetrapartita.

References

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