Iolaus menas

Iolaus menas, the blue savanna sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Iolaus menas
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Binomial name
Iolaus menas
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas
  • Iolaphilus menas tatiana d'Abrera, 1980

The larvae feed on Loranthus species and Tapinanthus bangwensis.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus menas menas (Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
  • Iolaus menas tatiana (d'Abrera, 1980) (northern Uganda, northern Kenya)
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References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus menas Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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