Iolaus mimosae
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | I. mimosae
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Iolaus mimosae | |
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Iolaus mimosae, the mimosa sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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.[2]
The larvae feed on , Agelanthus natalitius, , , , and .[3]
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[]
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- ^ Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1874
- Iolaus (butterfly)
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Roland Trimen
- Theclinae stubs