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Iolaus aequatorialis

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Species of butterfly

Iolaus aequatorialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. aequatorialis
Binomial name
Iolaus aequatorialis
(Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Iolaphilus aequatorialis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) aequatorialis

Iolaus aequatorialis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia, north-western Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru) and Gabon.

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis and Phragmanthera polycrypta subglabriflora.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
Taxon identifiers
Iolaus aequatorialis


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