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Iolaus frater

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Similar
  
Iolaus iulus, Iolaus timon, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus

Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus frater frater (Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo and North Kivu)
  • Iolaus frater kamerunica (Riley, 1928) (Cameroon)
  • Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (eastern Nigeria, Bioko)

    • References

    Iolaus frater Wikipedia
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