Iolaus hemicyanus

Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Iolaus hemicyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Iolaus
Species:
I. hemicyanus
Binomial name
Iolaus hemicyanus
Sharpe, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus
  • Jolaus bryki Aurivillius, 1925
  • Epamera barbara toroensis Riley, 1929
  • Jolaus barbara Suffert, 1904
  • Jolaus mildbraedi Schultze, 1912
  • Epamera yokoana Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921

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


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