Iolaus mimosae
| Iolaus mimosae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. mimosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874[1] | |
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The Mimosa Sapphire (Iolaus mimosae) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat consists of Karoo and savanna.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 30–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to March with a peak from October to November. There are one or more generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Actinanthella wyliei, Agelanthus natalitius, Moquinella rubra, Oncocalyx fischeri, Plicosepalus curviflorus, Plicosepalus kalachariensis and Tapinanthus dichrous.[3]
Subspecies
- Iolaus mimosae mimosae (East Cape)
- Iolaus mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) (Somalia, Ethiopia)
- Iolaus mimosae haemus (Talbot, 1935) (north-western Kenya, eastern Uganda)
- Iolaus mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976) (northern Namibia)
- Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, southern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
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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