Iolaus maritimus

Iolaus maritimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. maritimus
Binomial name
Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) [1]
Synonyms
Iolaphilus maritimusStempffer & Bennett, 1958 Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus Iolaphilus maritimus usambaraStempffer, 1961

Iolaus maritimus, the coastal sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. ^[2] The habitat consists of coastal and subcoastal forests.

The larvae feed on Erianthemum schelei , Phragmanthera usuiensis sigensis , Oedina pendens and Oedina congdoniana .

Subspecies

• Iolaus maritimus maritimus (coast of Kenya)
• Iolaus maritimus usambara(Stempffer, 1961) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains)

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 2012-08-31.