Iolaus parasilanus

Iolaus parasilanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. parasilanus
Binomial name
	Iolaus parasilanus; Rebel, 1914
Synonyms
	Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus; Argiolaus parasilanus divaricatusRiley, 1928; Argiolaus parasilanus mabilleiRiley, 1928; Iolaphilus parasilanus maesseniStempffer & Bennett, 1958;

Last updated August 11, 2025

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.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species, Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis , Phragmanthera polycrypta and Phragmanthera brieyi .

Subspecies

Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus (Democratic Republic of the Congo: South Kivu, western Tanzania)
Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus(Riley, 1928) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Ituri, North Kivu and Tshopo)
Iolaus parasilanus mabillei(Riley, 1928) (Gabon, Congo, Angola: Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur)
Iolaus parasilanus maesseni(Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (Ghana, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop)

References

↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.

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[1] Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.

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