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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Iolaus Hübner, 1819
is a synonym of Genus Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1922
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
348
13640
Genera
Species
TribeIolaini
Riley, 1958
21
941
Genera
Species
GenusIolaus
Hübner, 1819
Royals, Sapphires
318Species
Subnodes of Iolaus Hübner, 1819
SubgenusIolaus (Aphniolaus)
Druce, 1902
1Species
SubgenusIolaus (Argiolaus)
Druce, 1891
31Species
SubgenusIolaus (Epamera)
Druce, 1891
116Species
SubgenusIolaus (Iolaphilus)
Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
15Species
SubgenusIolaus (Iolaus)
Hübner, 1819
Royals, Sapphires
11Species
SubgenusIolaus (Philiolaus)
Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
22Species
SubgenusIolaus (Pseudiolaus)
Riley, 1928
2Species
SubgenusIolaus (Tanuetheira)
Druce, 1891
4Species
SubgenusIolaus (Trichiolaus)
Aurivillius, 1898
0Species
SpeciesIolaus adamsi Lathy, 1903
SpeciesIolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
SpeciesIolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891  ⇒ Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus alberici Dufrane, 1945  ⇒ Epamera fuscomarginata
Blotched Sapphire
SpeciesIolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904
Iasis Sapphire
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus anesius Hulstaert, 1924  ⇒ Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni
Trimen´s Sapphire
SpeciesIolaus antifaunus Westwood, 0
SpeciesIolaus anysides Röber, 1887
SpeciesIolaus anysis Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
SpeciesIolaus auricostalis Butler, 1896  ⇒ Hypolycaena auricostalis
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus aurora Clench, 1964
SpeciesIolaus azureus Clench, 1964
SpeciesIolaus bagus Kheil, 1884
SpeciesIolaus barbara Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus belli Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus bertha Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905
SpeciesIolaus boei Libert, 1993
SpeciesIolaus bowkeri Trimen, 1864  ⇒ Stugeta mimetica
Bowker´s Sapphire
4Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus brazza Sáfián & Collins, 2022
SpeciesIolaus bryki Aurivillius, 1925
SpeciesIolaus bundali Sáfián, Bayliss & Congdon, 2022
SpeciesIolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus canissus Hewitson, 1873  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides
Yellow-banded Sapphire
SpeciesIolaus carpenteri Stempffer, 1946
SpeciesIolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904  ⇒ Etesiolaus catori
Cator´s Sapphire, Small Green Sapphire
2Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus cervinus Röber, 1887  ⇒ Dacalana anysis cervinus
SpeciesIolaus coeculus
SpeciesIolaus collinsi Sáfián, Bayliss & Congdon, 2022
SpeciesIolaus contractus Leech, 1890
SpeciesIolaus cottoni Bethune-Baker, 1908
SpeciesIolaus cotys Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus cyrillus Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus diaeus Hewitson, 1865  ⇒ Tajuria diaeus
Straightline Royal
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus elgonae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus elisa Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus emma Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus ertli Aurivillius, 1916
SpeciesIolaus ethiopica Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus eurysides Hübner, 1823
SpeciesIolaus gabonensis Stempffer, 1951
SpeciesIolaus gatamaiyu Sáfián & Collins, 2022
SpeciesIolaus giganteus Distant, 1881
SpeciesIolaus helius Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesIolaus iapix Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus iaspis Druce, 1890
SpeciesIolaus icetas Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus inores Hewitson, 1872
SpeciesIolaus isaeus Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus ister Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus ivani Sáfián & Collins, 2022
SpeciesIolaus jadwigae Sáfián, 2017
SpeciesIolaus jalysus Felder, 1865  ⇒ Tajuria mantra
1Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus jordanus Staudinger, 1897
SpeciesIolaus julianus Staudinger, 1891
SpeciesIolaus julius Staudinger, 1891
SpeciesIolaus katanganus Romieux, 1934
SpeciesIolaus kigezi Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus kuehni Röber, 1887
SpeciesIolaus kuhnei Röber, 1887
SpeciesIolaus kupe Sáfián, 2017
SpeciesIolaus kyabobo Larsen, 1996  ⇒ Etesiolaus kyabobo
Kyabobo Green Sapphire
SpeciesIolaus kyobobo
SpeciesIolaus lasius Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus lekanion Druce, 1892
SpeciesIolaus liberiana Sáfián, 2017
SpeciesIolaus littoralis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus luculentus Leech, 1890  ⇒ Tajuria matsutaroi
Chinese Royal
SpeciesIolaus lurisus
SpeciesIolaus maculatus Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesIolaus maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus marmoreus Butler, 1866
SpeciesIolaus matilda Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus maureli Dufrane, 1954
SpeciesIolaus mermeros Mabille, 1878
SpeciesIolaus mildbraedi Schultze, 1912
SpeciesIolaus natalica Vári, 1976
SpeciesIolaus niloticus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus njombe Sáfián, Bayliss & Congdon, 2022
SpeciesIolaus nyanzae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus obscura
SpeciesIolaus occidentalis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
SpeciesIolaus ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008
SpeciesIolaus orejus Hopffer, 1855
SpeciesIolaus orientius Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesIolaus parva Bethune-Baker, 1926
SpeciesIolaus piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
SpeciesIolaus pinheyi Kielland, 1986  ⇒ Etesiolaus pinheyi
SpeciesIolaus prometheus
SpeciesIolaus rhodosense Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
SpeciesIolaus sapphirhinus Röber, 1887
SpeciesIolaus sapphirinus Aurivillius, 1897
SpeciesIolaus spec Butler, 1896
SpeciesIolaus subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910  ⇒ Stugeta subinfuscata
Dusky Sapphire
2Subspecies
SpeciesIolaus sudanica Aurivillius, 1905
SpeciesIolaus thuraui Suffert, 1904
SpeciesIolaus ugandae Stempffer, 1954
SpeciesIolaus uluguru Sáfián, Bayliss & Congdon, 2022
SpeciesIolaus umbrosus Butler, 1885
SpeciesIolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964
Royal Sapphire
1Subspecies

Synonyms
Aphniolaus (Druce, 1902)
Argiolaus (Druce, 1891)
Epamera (Druce, 1891)
Iolaphilus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Jalous (sic Hübner; Pagenstecher, 1897)
Jalous sic (Hübner; Pagenstecher, 1897)
Philiolaus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Pseudiolaus (Riley, 1928)
Tanuetheira (Druce, 1891)
Trichiolaus (Aurivillius, 1898)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Iolaus
EnglishRoyals, Sapphires


Distribution of Iolaus Hübner, 1819
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Afghanistan


Albania


Algeria


Andorra


Angola


Argentina


Australia


Austria


Bahrain


Bangladesh


Belarus


Belgium


Benin


Bhutan


Bolivia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Botswana


Brazil


Brunei


Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon
48 Species
Canada


Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chad


Chile


China


Colombia


Comoros


Costa Rica


Croatia


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Democratic Republic of the Congo
50 Species
Denmark


Djibouti


East Timor


Ecuador


Egypt


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Estonia


Ethiopia


Finland


France


Gabon


Gambia


Germany


Ghana


Greece


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Guyana


Hungary


Iceland


India


Indonesia
7 Species
Iran


Iraq


Ireland


Israel


Italy


Ivory Coast


Jamaica


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kenya


Kosovo


Kuwait


Kyrgyzstan


Laos


Latvia


Lebanon


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Liechtenstein


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Madagascar


Malawi


Malaysia


Maldives


Mali


Malta


Mauritania


Mauritius


Mexico


Moldova


Monaco


Mongolia


Montenegro


Morocco


Mozambique


Myanmar


Namibia


Nepal


Netherlands


New Zealand


Niger


Nigeria


North Korea


Norway


Oman


Pakistan


Palestine


Panama


Paraguay


Peru


Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Qatar


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa


Romania


Rwanda


Saint Lucia


San Marino


São Tomé and Príncipe


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Serbia


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Singapore


Slovakia


Slovenia


Somalia


Somaliland


South Korea


South Sudan


Spain


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Suriname


Sweden


Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Tanzania


Thailand


Togo


Transnistria


Tunisia


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Uganda


Ukraine


United Arab Emirates


United Kingdom


Uruguay


USA


Uzbekistan


Vatican City


Venezuela


Vietnam


Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe