Iolaus silarus brainei

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 (Argiolaus)
Species: Iolaus silarus
Subspecies: Iolaus silarus brainei

Name

Iolaus silarus brainei Henning, G. A. & Henning, S. F., 1984.

Type locality: Namibia: “South West Africa (Namibia), Kombat, bred, emerged 3.v.1974, J. Braine.”

Holotype: DNMNH.

Synonymy

• Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus brainei Henning & Henning, 1984: 40; Bridges, 1994: VIII.77; Williams, 2007: Iolaina p129.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Henning, G. A. & Henning, S. F., 1984. A revision of the Iolaus silas complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Southern Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 47(1): 35–44. PDF Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.