Iolaus bansana

Species of butterfly

Iolaus bansana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. bansana
Binomial name
Iolaus bansana
Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) bansana
  • Epamera bansana yalae Riley, 1928

Iolaus bansana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Oncocalyx fischeri.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus bansana bansana (Cameroon)
  • Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928) (western Kenya, eastern Uganda)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Iolaus bansana.
  1. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
Taxon identifiers
Iolaus bansana
  • Wikidata: Q6062511
  • Wikispecies: Iolaus bansana
  • BioLib: 1255930
  • CoL: 6N7JB
  • GBIF: 7992072
  • Open Tree of Life: 3150072


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