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Iolaus silarus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Iolaus silarus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Iolaus

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Iolaus silarus, the straight-line sapphire, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire, Tanzania, south-western Kenya and South Africa. In South Africa it is found in wooded savannah in northern KwaZulu-Natal and in savannah from Swaziland to Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West. It is also present in Afromontane forest on the Wolkberg and the northern Drakensberg.

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The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 35–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas and from September to January in the cooler western part of its range.

The larvae feed on Erianthemum dregei.

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Subspecies

  • Iolaus silarus silarus (Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Tanzania, southern Kenya, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984 (northern Namibia)
  • References

    Iolaus silarus Wikipedia