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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. bansana
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| Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]
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The larvae feed on Englerina woodfordioides and Oncocalyx fischeri.
Subspecies
edit- Iolaus bansana bansana (Cameroon)
- Iolaus bansana yalae (Riley, 1928) (western Kenya, eastern Uganda)
References
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- ^ 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 2012-08-27.
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