Iolaus menas

Iolaus menas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species: I. menas
Binomial name
Iolaus menas
Druce, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas
  • Iolaphilus menas tatiana d'Abrera, 1980

Iolaus menas, the Blue Savanna Sapphire, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species and Tapinanthus bangwensis.

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