Iolaus australis

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Iolaus australis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. australis
Binomial name
Iolaus australis
Stevenson, 1937 [1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus scintillans race australisStevenson, 1937
  • Iolaus (Epamera) australis

Iolaus australis, the eastern sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

There are probably two generations per year, with adults on wing from June to September and again from February to April.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Tapinanthus oleifolius , Tapinanthus erianthus , Tapinanthus dependens , Agelanthus subulatus , Vanwykia rubella , Erianthemum dregei , Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis , Globimetula anguliflora , Globimetula braunii , Globimetula mweroensis and Helixanthera tetrapartita . They are dark grey brown.

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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 2012-08-03.


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