Iolaus (butterfly)
Iolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genera Argiolaus, Epamera, Iolaphilus and Stugeta are often included in Iolaus. Iolaus species are found in the Afrotropical realm.Species
- Subgenus Iolaus Hübner,
- *Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
- *Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
- *Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873
- *Iolaus eurisus
- Subgenus Epamera Druce, 1891
- *Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
- *Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895
- *Iolaus aethes Clench, 1965
- *Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
- *Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
- *Iolaus alienus
- *Iolaus apatosa
- *Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873
- *Iolaus arborifera
- *Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
- *Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
- *Iolaus bakeri
- *Iolaus bamptoni
- *Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966
- *Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926
- *Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869
- *Iolaus bellina
- *Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
- *Iolaus congdoni
- *Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
- *Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
- *Iolaus diametra Karsch, 1895
- *Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998
- *Iolaus dubiosa
- *Iolaus farquharsoni
- *Iolaus flavilinea
- *Iolaus fontainei
- *Iolaus frater
- *Iolaus gemmarius
- *Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
- *Iolaus handmani
- *Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
- *Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
- *Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
- *Iolaus jacksoni
- *Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967
- *Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
- *Iolaus leonis
- *Iolaus longicauda
- *Iolaus maesa
- *Iolaus mafugae
- *Iolaus mermis
- *Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874
- *Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969
- *Iolaus moyambina
- *Iolaus nasisii
- *Iolaus neavei
- *Iolaus nolaensis
- *Iolaus normani
- *Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896
- *Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923
- *Iolaus penningtoni
- *Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
- *Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962
- *Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962
- *Iolaus sappirus
- *Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
- *Iolaus sciophilus
- *Iolaus sibella
- *Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
- *Iolaus silanus
- *Iolaus stenogrammica
- *Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
- *Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
- *Iolaus umbrosa
- *Iolaus violacea
- Subgenus Aphniolaus Druce, 1902
- *Iolaus pallene
- Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- *Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
- *Iolaus calisto
- *Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003
- *Iolaus ismenias
- *Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
- *Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003
- *Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
- *Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003
- *Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994
- *Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008
- *Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
- *Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
- *Iolaus poecilaon
- *Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970
- *Iolaus vansomereni
- Subgenus Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- *Iolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891
- *Iolaus alexanderi Warren-Gash, 2003
- *Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000
- *Iolaus gabunica
- *Iolaus henryi
- *Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998
- *Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
- *Iolaus jamesoni
- *Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
- *Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
- *Iolaus shaba Collins & Larsen, 1995
- *Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
- Subgenus Argiolaus Druce, 1891
- *Iolaus aequatorialis
- *Iolaus bergeri
- *Iolaus caesareus Aurivillius, 1895
- *Iolaus cottrelli
- *Iolaus crawshayi
- *Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983
- *Iolaus iturensis
- *Iolaus kayonza
- *Iolaus lalos
- *Iolaus manasei
- *Iolaus maritimus
- *Iolaus montana
- *Iolaus ndolae
- *Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
- *Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
- *Iolaus silas
- *Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985
- Subgenus Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928
- *Iolaus lulua
- *Iolaus poultoni
- Subgenus Tanuetheira Druce, 1891
- *Iolaus timon
- Subgenus Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898
- *Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
- *Iolaus mermeros
