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Iolaus fontainei

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Iolaus fontainei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Iolaus
Species:
I. fontainei
Binomial name
Iolaus fontainei
(Stempffer, 1956)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956
  • Iolaus (Epamera) fontainei

Iolaus fontainei, the Fontaine's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa and Uele), Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2]

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.

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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