Iolaus tajoraca

Iolaus tajoraca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. tajoraca
Binomial name
Iolaus tajoraca
Walker, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca
  • Iolaus nursei var. ertli Aurivillius, 1916

Iolaus tajoraca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri, Plicosepalus curviflorus, Plicosepalus kalachariensis, Plicosepalus meridianus and Englerina kagehensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya, northern Uganda)
  • Iolaus tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya)

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 2012-08-30.


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