Iolaus maritimus
| Iolaus maritimus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. maritimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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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