Iolaus iasis

Iolaus iasis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. iasis
Binomial name
Iolaus iasis
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Epamera) iasis
  • Jolaus bertha Suffert, 1904
  • Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904

Iolaus iasis, the iasis sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[3] The habitat consists of forests and savanna. The species has also been recorded in cocoa plantations.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus and Tapinanthus bangwensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus iasis iasis (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Iolaus iasis albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 (Uganda, western Kenya)

References

  1. ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Iolaus iasis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161235A5393153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T161235A5393153.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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