Iolaus pallene

Iolaus pallene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. pallene
Binomial name
Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
Myrina pallene Wallengren, 1857 Aphniolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)

The Saffron Sapphire (Iolaus pallene) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from southern Sudan, Angola, southern Zaire (Shaba) and Kenya to South Africa. In South Africa it is found from the thorn belt of KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in spring and late summer. In the cooler south-western part of its range adults are on wing from September to February.^[2]

The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra and Ximenia americana.

References

1. ^ Iolaus, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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