Iolaus lalos

Iolaus lalos, the lalos sapphire or pale sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1896. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of forests (including coastal forests) and coastal dune bush.

Iolaus lalos
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I. lalos
Binomial name
Iolaus lalos
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus silas lalos H. H. Druce, 1896
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos
  • Argiolaus lalos kigezi Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

Adults are on wing from December to March.

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis and Erianthemum dregei.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus lalos lalos (coast of Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe: Chirinda Forest, Mozambique: Beira, Tanzania: coast inland to Usambara, Uluguru and Kilimanjaro mountains and Pemba Island)
  • Iolaus lalos kigezi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (Uganda: west to the Kigezi and Ankole districts)
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References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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