Iolaus iasis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. iasis
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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. Young larvae are pink or red. Later, they may become yellow or yellow orange.
Subspecies[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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