Iolaus jamesoni

Iolaus jamesoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. jamesoni
Binomial name
Iolaus jamesoni
(Druce, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus jamesoni Druce, 1891
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) jamesoni

Iolaus jamesoni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii.

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