Iolaus silanus

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Iolaus silanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. silanus
Binomial name
Iolaus silanus
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) silanus
  • Epamera silanus alticolaStempffer, 1961
  • Epamera silanus rondoCongdon & Collins, 1998
  • Epamera silanus silenusHawker-Smith, 1928
  • Epamera silanus zanzibaricaCongdon & Collins, 1998

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. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Contents

The larvae feed on Agelanthus subulatus and Agelanthus sansibarensis .

Subspecies

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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 2012-08-30.