Iolaus tajoraca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. tajoraca |
Binomial name | |
Iolaus tajoraca | |
Synonyms | |
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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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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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