Iolaus ndolae
| Iolaus ndolae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. ndolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)[1] | |
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Iolaus ndolae is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, eastern Tanzania and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba).[2] The habitat consists of forests (including riverine forests).
The larvae feed on Vanwykia rubella, Erianthemum taborense, Erianthemum dregei, Erianthemum virescens, Erianthemum schelei, Phragmanthera usuienesis usuiensis, Phragmanthera proteicola and Tapinanthus erianthus.
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