Iolaus maritimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. maritimus
Binomial name
Iolaus maritimus
(Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaphilus maritimus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus
  • Iolaphilus maritimus usambara Stempffer, 1961

Iolaus maritimus, the coastal sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal and subcoastal forests.

The larvae feed on Erianthemum schelei, Phragmanthera usuiensis sigensis, Oedina pendens and Oedina congdoniana.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus maritimus maritimus (coast of Kenya)
  • Iolaus maritimus usambara (Stempffer, 1961) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains)

References

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  1. ↑ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.


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