Iolaus maritimus
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| Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)[1]
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Iolaus maritimus, the Coastal Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal and subcoastal forests.
The larvae feed on Erianthemum schelei, Phragmanthera usuiensis sigensis, Oedina pendens and Oedina congdoniana.
Subspecies
- Iolaus maritimus maritimus (coast of Kenya)
- Iolaus maritimus usambara (Stempffer, 1961) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains)
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