Iolaus silanus
Iolaus silanus, the three-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae feed on Agelanthus subulatus and Agelanthus sansibarensis.
Subspecies
- Iolaus silanus silanus (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
- Iolaus silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains)
- Iolaus silanus rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (Tanzania)
- Iolaus silanus silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur and Lualaba)
- Iolaus silanus zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (Tanzania: Zanzibar)
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- Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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