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The Iolaini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Iolaus silas, the southern sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae which is endemic to South Africa.
Iolaus mimosae, the mimosa sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat consists of Karoo and savanna.
Iolaus nasisii, the Nasisi sapphire or Zimbabwe yellow-banded sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the forest and savannah in the extreme north of Limpopo, north to Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia (Caprivi).
Iolaus diametra, the natal yellow-banded sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, roughly from South Africa to Ethiopia.
Iolaus aemulus, the short-barred sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to coastal eastern Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, then to Ndumu in Zululand.
Iolaus bellina, the white-spot sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus creta, the blotched sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus djaloni, the Fouta Djalon sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea. The habitat consists of dry forests.
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.
Iolaus iasis, the iasis sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of forests and savanna. The species has also been recorded in cocoa plantations.
Iolaus pollux, the Pollux sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus sciophilus, the dark jewel sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
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. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus parasilanus, the friendly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus newporti, the Newport's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Iolaus likpe, the Likpe sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana.
Iolaus laonides, the emerald sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Iolaus iturensis, the Ituri sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, western Tanzania, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests.
References
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers - Mark C. Williams". 2010-10-08. Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ Larsen, Torben B. (2005-01-01). "Iolaus (Iolaphilus, Philiolaus)". Butterflies of West Africa. Brill. pp. 62–63. doi:10.1163/9789004531093_029. ISBN 978-90-04-53109-3.
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