Iolaus menas explained

Iolaus menas, the blue savanna sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.^[1] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species and Tapinanthus bangwensis.

Subspecies

• Iolaus menas menas (Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
• Iolaus menas tatiana (d'Abrera, 1980) (northern Uganda, northern Kenya)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67 d, g female var.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina . 2012-08-30 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084404/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc . dead .