Iolaus dubiosa

Iolaus dubiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. dubiosa
Binomial name
Iolaus dubiosa
(Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera dubiosa Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
  • Iolaus (Epamera) dubiosa

Iolaus dubiosa is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania (the Usambara Mountains) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forest margins at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,000 metres.

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis sigensis, Erianthemum schelei, Oedina pendens and Englerina inaequilatera.

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