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Iolaus lalos

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Iolaus lalos
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I. lalos
Binomial name
Iolaus lalos
(Druce, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argiolaus silas lalos Druce, 1896
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos
  • Argiolaus lalos kigezi Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

Iolaus lalos, the Lalos Sapphire or Pale Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of forests (including coastal forests) and coastal dune bush.

Adults are on wing from December to March.

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis and Erianthemum dregei.

Subspecies

  • Iolaus lalos lalos (coast of Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe: Chirinda Forest, Mozambique: Beira, Tanzania: coast inland to Usambara, Uluguru and Kilimanjaro mountains and Pemba Island)
  • Iolaus lalos kigezi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958) (Uganda: west to the Kigezi and Ankole districts)

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