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The Brown-line Sapphire (''Iolaus alienus'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 35–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to November (with a peak in September) and sometimes again from April to May in South Africa. There are two generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 Larvae have been reported on ''Loranthus'' species. The larvae of ssp. ''alienus'' feed on ''Tapinanthus brunneus'', ''Tapinanthus subulatus'', ''Oliverella rubroviridis'' and ''Helixanthera kirkii''. ==Subspecies== *''Iolaus alienus alienus'' (from KwaZulu-Natal and Transvaal to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, southern Tanzania) *''Iolaus alienus bicaudatus'' Aurivillius, 1905 (northern Cameroon, northern Nigeria, Upper Volta) *''Iolaus alienus ugandae'' Stempffer, 1953 (Kenya, Uganda, southern Sudan) *''Iolaus alienus sophiae'' Henning & Henning, 1991 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 alienus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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