Iolaus parasilanus
Iolaus parasilanus, the friendly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae feed on Loranthus species, Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis, Phragmanthera polycrypta and Phragmanthera brieyi.
Subspecies
- Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus (Democratic Republic of the Congo: South Kivu, western Tanzania)
- Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus (Riley, 1928) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Ituri, North Kivu and Tshopo)
- Iolaus parasilanus mabillei (Riley, 1928) (Gabon, Congo, Angola: Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur)
- Iolaus parasilanus maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (Ghana, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop)
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