Iolaus bolissus

Iolaus bolissus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. bolissus
Binomial name
Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873[1]
Synonyms
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus

Iolaus bolissus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Tapinanthus dependens.

Subspecies

• Iolaus bolissus bolissus (Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
• Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1964 (Uganda, western Kenya)
• Iolaus bolissus azureus Clench, 1964 (Cameroon)

References

1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 a, b