Trimen's sapphire
Iolaus trimeni
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Iolaus trimeni, the Trimen's sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa. In South Africa it is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the North West province.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Iolaus