Iolaus frater
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Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.
The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.
Subspecies
- Iolaus frater frater (Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo and North Kivu)
- Iolaus frater kamerunica (Riley, 1928) (Cameroon)
- Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (eastern Nigeria, Bioko)
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- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina