Iolaus silanus, ♂, from Seitz Vol. 13.

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Iolaus
Subgenus: Iolaus (Epamera)
Species: Iolaus silanus
Subspecies: per Williams, 2007.
I. s. alticola – I. s. rondo – I. s. silanus – I. s. silenus – I. s. zanzibarica

Name

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Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889.

Type locality: Kenya: “Mombasa, East Coast of Africa”.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

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  • Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1898: 137; Aurivillius, [1922]: 402, pl.68h.
  • Iolaus (Epamera) silanus (Grose-Smith); Bridges, 1994: VIII.427; Stempffer, 1967: 148; Williams, 2007: Iolaina 73.

References

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