Iolaus bolissus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. bolissus |
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| Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873[1] | |
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Iolaus bolissus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Tapinanthus dependens.
Subspecies
- Iolaus bolissus bolissus (Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
- Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1964 (Uganda, western Kenya)
- Iolaus bolissus azureus Clench, 1964 (Cameroon)
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