Iolaus (butterfly)
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| Genus: | Iolaus Hübner, [1819]
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Iolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genera Argiolaus, Epamera, Iolaphilus and Stugeta are often included in Iolaus. Iolaus species are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Species
- Subgenus Iolaus Hübner, [1819]
- Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
- Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873
- Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, [1780])
- Subgenus Epamera Druce, 1891
- Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895
- Iolaus aethes Clench, 1965
- Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
- Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus alienus (Trimen, 1898)
- Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)
- Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873
- Iolaus arborifera (Butler, 1901)
- Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
- Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
- Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
- Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966
- Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869 (status unclear)
- Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
- Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
- Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
- Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
- Iolaus diametra Karsch, 1895
- Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
- Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
- Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
- Iolaus handmani (Gifford, 1965)
- Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
- Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
- Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
- Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
- Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967
- Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
- Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
- Iolaus mafugae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)
- Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874
- Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969
- Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)
- Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
- Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896
- Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923
- Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
- Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962
- Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962
- Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
- Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus sciophilus (Schultze, 1916)
- Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
- Iolaus silanus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
- Iolaus umbrosa (Butler, 1886)
- Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
- Subgenus Aphniolaus Druce, 1902[1]
- Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
- Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
- Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
- Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
- Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
- Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994
- Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
- Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
- Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970
- Iolaus vansomereni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Subgenus Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- Iolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891
- Iolaus alexanderi Warren-Gash, 2003
- Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000
- Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)
- Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
- Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
- Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
- Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus shaba Collins & Larsen, 1995
- Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
- Subgenus Argiolaus Druce, 1891
- Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus bergeri (Stempffer, 1953)
- Iolaus caesareus Aurivillius, 1895
- Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus crawshayi (Butler, 1901)
- Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983
- Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Iolaus kayonza (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
- Iolaus manasei (Libert, 1993)
- Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978)
- Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
- Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
- Iolaus silas (Westwood, [1851])
- Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985
- Subgenus Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928
- Iolaus lulua (Riley, 1944)
- Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)
- Subgenus Tanuetheira Druce, 1891
- Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
- Subgenus Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
- Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)
References
- ^ a b Druce, Hamilton H. (1902). "On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycænidæ from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2 (1): 117–118. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1902.tb08224 (inactive 2021-01-10).
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External links
- "Iolaus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 et seq.