Iolaus tajoraca

Iolaus tajoraca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Iolaus tajoraca
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I. tajoraca
Binomial name
Iolaus tajoraca
Walker, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca
  • Iolaus nursei var. ertli Aurivillius, 1916

The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri, Plicosepalus curviflorus, Plicosepalus kalachariensis, Plicosepalus meridianus and Englerina kagehensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya, northern Uganda)
  • Iolaus tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya)

References

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


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