Iolaus nolaensis

Iolaus nolaensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

Iolaus nolaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Iolaus
Species:
I. nolaensis
Binomial name
Iolaus nolaensis
(Stempffer, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera nolaensis Stempffer, 1951
  • Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis
  • Epamera nolaensis amanica Stempffer, 1951

The larvae feed on the Agelanthus species A. subulatus, A. sansibarensis, A. tanganyikae and A. scassellatii.

Subspecies
  • Iolaus nolaensis nolaensis (Republic of the Congo: Haute Sangha)
  • Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains, Zambia)

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


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