Iolaus iasis
Iolaus iasis, the iasis sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests and savanna. The species has also been recorded in cocoa plantations.
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Loranthus incanus and Tapinanthus bangwensis. Young larvae are pink or red. Later, they may become yellow or yellow orange.
Subspecies
- Iolaus iasis iasis (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Iolaus iasis albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 (Uganda, western Kenya)
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- Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
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