| Iolaus hemicyanus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. hemicyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904 | |
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Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Phragmananthera usuiensis.
Subspecies
- Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barbara Suffert, 1904 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Kivu, Maniema, Sankuru and Lualaba)
References
- Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus hemicyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160477A5369200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160477A5369200.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 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 2012-08-28.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 g ssp. barbara Suffert, 1904
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| Iolaus hemicyanus |
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| Epamera yokoana | |
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