Iolaus lalos

Iolaus lalos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. lalos
Binomial name
	Iolaus lalos; (Druce, 1896)
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)