Iolaus silanus

Iolaus silanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. silanus
Binomial name
Iolaus silanus
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) silanus
  • Epamera silanus alticola Stempffer, 1961
  • Epamera silanus rondo Congdon & Collins, 1998
  • Epamera silanus silenus Hawker-Smith, 1928
  • Epamera silanus zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998

Iolaus silanus, the three-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Agelanthus subulatus and Agelanthus sansibarensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus silanus silanus (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
  • Iolaus silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains)
  • Iolaus silanus rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (Tanzania)
  • Iolaus silanus silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur and Lualaba)
  • Iolaus silanus zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (Tanzania: Zanzibar)

References

  1. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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