''Iolaus dubiosa'' is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Tanzania (the
Usambara Mountains) and
Zambia.
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
''Erianthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa.
Species:
*'' Erianthemum aethiopicum''
*'' Erianthemum alveatum''
*'' Erianthemum commiphorae''
*''Eriant ...
'', ''
Oedina pendens'' and ''
Englerina inaequilatera
''Englerina'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa.
The genus name of ''Englerina'' is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, it was first published and de ...
''.
References
Butterflies described in 1959
Iolaus (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Henri Stempffer
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