Iolaus frater

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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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)

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