Iolaus dubiosa
| Iolaus dubiosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. dubiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)[1] | |
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Iolaus dubiosa is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania (the Usambara Mountains) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forest margins at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,000 metres.
The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis sigensis, Erianthemum schelei, Oedina pendens and Englerina inaequilatera.
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