Iolaus silanus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus
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Iolaus silanus, the three-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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)

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