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Iolaus bolissus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Iolaus bolissus

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Iolaus bolissus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Tapinanthus dependens.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus bolissus bolissus (Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
  • Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1964 (Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Iolaus bolissus azureus Clench, 1964 (Cameroon)

    • References

    Iolaus bolissus Wikipedia
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