Iolaus hemicyanus

Iolaus hemicyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. hemicyanus
Binomial name
Iolaus hemicyanus
Sharpe, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus
  • Jolaus bryki Aurivillius, 1925
  • Epamera barbara toroensis Riley, 1929
  • Jolaus barbara Suffert, 1904
  • Jolaus mildbraedi Schultze, 1912
  • Epamera yokoana Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Phragmananthera usuiensis.

Subspecies

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