''Iolaus tajoraca'' is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Somalia,
Kenya,
Uganda and
Tanzania.
The habitat consists of arid savanna.
The larvae feed on ''
Oncocalyx fischeri
''Oncocalyx'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Its native range is Ethiopia to Southern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَ ...
'', ''
Plicosepalus curviflorus
''Plicosepalus'' is a genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Members of the genus are native range to eastern, central and southern Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species:
*'' Plicosepalus ...
'', ''
Plicosepalus kalachariensis
''Plicosepalus'' is a genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of wood ...
'', ''
Plicosepalus meridianus
''Plicosepalus'' is a genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Members of the genus are native range to eastern, central and southern Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species:
*'' Plicosepalus ...
'' and ''
Englerina kagehensis
''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 des ...
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Subspecies
*''Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca'' (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya, northern Uganda)
*''Iolaus tajoraca ertli''
Aurivillius, 1916 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya)
References
Butterflies described in 1870
Iolaus (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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