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The Straight-line Sapphire (''Iolaus silarus'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire, Tanzania, south-western Kenya and South Africa. In South Africa it is found in wooded Savannah in northern KwaZulu-Natal and in Savannah from Swaziland to Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province. It is also present in Afromontane forest on the Wolkberg and the northern Drakensberg. The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 35–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas and from September to January in the cooler western part of its range.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Erianthemum dregei''. ==Subspecies== *''Iolaus silarus silarus'' (Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Tanzania, southern Kenya, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, KwaZulu-Natal) *''Iolaus silarus brainei'' Henning & Henning, 1984 (northern Namibia) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iolaus silarus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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