Iolaus frater

Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.

Iolaus frater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. frater
Binomial name
Iolaus frater
(Joicey & Talbot, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Iolaus (Epamera) frater
  • Epamera hemicyanus kamerunica Riley, 1928
  • Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.

Subspecies
  • Iolaus frater frater (Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo and North Kivu)
  • Iolaus frater kamerunica (Riley, 1928) (Cameroon)
  • Iolaus frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (eastern Nigeria, Bioko)

References
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  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 2012-08-28.


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