Iolaus arborifera
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Iolaus arborifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. arborifera
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus arborifera | |
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Iolaus arborifera is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the highlands of Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Loranthus freisiorum.
References
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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