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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