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Iolaus hemicyanus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

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Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Phragmananthera usuiensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Iolaus hemicyanus barbara Suffert, 1904 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
  • Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Kivu, Maniema, Sankuru and Lualaba)

    • References

    Iolaus hemicyanus Wikipedia
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