Iolaus congdoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi (the Nyika Plateau) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes of about 2,000 metres.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. congdoni
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)[1]
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The larvae feed on Tapinanthus sansibarensis, Agelanthus zizyphifolius vittatus, Agelanthus atrocoronatus, Agelanthus uhehensis, Agelanthus bipartitus, Phragmanthera rufescens, Oedina pendens and Helixanthera verruculosa.
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 2012-08-28.