Iolaus iulus

Iolaus iulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. iulus
Binomial name
Iolaus iulus
Hewitson, 1869[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus
  • Iolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891
  • Jolaus matilda Suffert, 1904
  • Argiolaus jamesoni entebbeae Riley, 1928

Iolaus iulus, the Iulus Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal (Basse Casamance), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and cleared lands.

Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers. During the dry season, both sexes mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus, Globimetula braunii, Globimetula mweroensis, Tapinanthus erianthus and Englerina woodfordioides. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster buchneri. The larvae are predominantly ruby and green in colour.

References

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  1. ↑ Iolaus, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina


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