Biology:Iolaus bansana
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Iolaus bansana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. bansana
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| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]
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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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- ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q6062511 entry
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