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Iolaus menas (Druce, 1890)

Subspecies

  • [Iolaus] menas menas (Druce, 1890)

Adult morphologyWingspan19
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)393
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)592
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWE:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to East Africa north of the Equator or just south thereof (mainly savannah species)
WWE

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Loranthaceae
    - Loranthus

  • Loranthaceae
    - Loranthus

Records

1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011