Iolaus hemicyanus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Globimetula braunii and Phragmananthera usuiensis.
Subspecies
- Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barbara <small>Suffert, 1904</small> (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
- Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi <small>(Joicey & Talbot, 1921)</small> (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Kivu, Maniema, Sankuru and Lualaba)
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