Iolaus bansana
Iolaus bansana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Oncocalyx fischeri.
Subspecies
- Iolaus bansana bansana (Cameroon)
- Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928) (western Kenya, eastern Uganda)
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- Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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