Iolaus bansana

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus
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Iolaus bansana is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Oncocalyx fischeri.

Subspecies

Iolaus bansana bansana (Cameroon)

Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928) (western Kenya, eastern Uganda)

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