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The Natal Yellow-banded Sapphire (''Iolaus diametra'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, roughly from South Africa to Ethiopia. The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to December with a peak in October in South Africa. There is one generation per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae of ssp. ''natalica'' feed on ''Actinanthella wylliei''. Other recorded foodplants are ''Oliverella hildebrandtii'' and ''Englerina woodfordioides''.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Iolaus diametra diametra'' (northern Tanzania, eastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia) *''Iolaus diametra natalica'' Vári, 1976 (northern KwaZulu-Natal) *''Iolaus diametra littoralis'' (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania) *''Iolaus diametra zanzibarensis'' (Congdon & Collins, 1998) (Tanzania: Zanzibar) 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 diametra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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