Iolaus poecilaon

Iolaus poecilaon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. poecilaon
Binomial name
Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928) [1]
Synonyms
Argiolaus poecilaonRiley, 1928 Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon Iolaus (Argiolaus) poecilaon fisheriHeath, 1983

Iolaus poecilaon, the intense sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera rufescens , Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis , Phragmanthera polycrypta and Phragmanthera brieyi .

Subspecies

• Iolaus poecilaon poecilaon (Nigeria: the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Kinshasa and Lualaba)
• Iolaus poecilaon fisheriHeath, 1983 (north-western Zambia)

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.