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Iolaus arborifera

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Species of butterfly

Iolaus arborifera

male from original description
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. arborifera
Binomial name
*Iolaus arborifera* (Butler, 1901)
Synonyms
Epamera arborifera Butler, 1901 Iolaus (Epamera) arborifera

Iolaus arborifera is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the highlands of Kenya. The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Loranthus freisiorum.

References

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 2012-08-03.

External links

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

Taxon identifiers
Iolaus arborifera	Wikidata: Q27954542 Wikispecies: Iolaus arborifera BioLib: 1255925 CoL: 3PTYL GBIF: 7963409 IUCN: 158297632 Open Tree of Life: 3149127
Epamera arborifera	Wikidata: Q13487673 CoL: 6FN3K GBIF: 1931621 IRMNG: 11360168 LepIndex: 196219 Open Tree of Life: 3149127

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