Iolaus tajoraca

Iolaus tajoraca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. tajoraca
Binomial name
Iolaus tajoraca
Walker, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca
  • Iolaus nursei var. ertli Aurivillius, 1916

Iolaus tajoraca is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri, Plicosepalus curviflorus, Plicosepalus kalachariensis, Plicosepalus meridianus and Englerina kagehensis.

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References

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