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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. frater
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus frater | |
Synonyms | |
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Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.
The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.
Iolaus frater | |
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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. frater
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus frater | |
Synonyms | |
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Iolaus frater, the brotherly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of upland forests, just below the submontane level.
The larvae feed on Tapinanthus erectotruncatus and Tapinanthus dependens.