Iolaus silanus explained

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.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

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)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 h

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 .