Iolaus pamae

Iolaus pamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. pamae
Binomial name
Iolaus pamae
Heath, 1994[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) pamae
  • Iolaus pamelae Heath, 1994 (misspelling)

Iolaus pamae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia and western Tanzania.[2]

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis, Phragmanthera eminii and Phragmanthera proteicola.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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