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Iolaus mimosae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Higher classification
  
Iolaus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Iolaus mimosae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Iolaus, Butterfly, Iolaus pallene, Lycaenidae, Stugeta bowkeri

Iolaus mimosae, the mimosa sapphire, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat consists of Karoo and savanna.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 30–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to March with a peak from October to November. There are one or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Actinanthella wyliei, Agelanthus natalitius, Moquinella rubra, Oncocalyx fischeri, Plicosepalus curviflorus, Plicosepalus kalachariensis and Tapinanthus dichrous.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus mimosae mimosae (Eastern Cape)
  • Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) (Somalia, Ethiopia)
  • Iolaus mimosae haemus (Talbot, 1935) (north-western Kenya, eastern Uganda)
  • Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976) (northern Namibia)
  • Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, southern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)

    • References

    Iolaus mimosae Wikipedia
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