Iolaus bamptoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of degraded Acacia woodland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. bamptoni
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| Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998)[1]
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Adults are on wing from January to May.
The larvae feed on Helixanthera tetrapartita.
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 2012-08-27.
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