Iolaus aemulus
| Iolaus aemulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. aemulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895[1] | |
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The Short-barred Sapphire (Iolaus aemulus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to coastal eastern Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, then to Ndumu in Zululand.
The wingspan is 25.5-29.5 mm for males and 26–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round but mainly from September to May, with peaks in November and February or March.[2]
The larvae feed on Oncocalyx quinquenervius and Oncocalyx bolusii.[3]
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- ↑ Iolaus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
External links
- Images representing Iolaus aemulus at Barcodes of Life
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 g
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