| Iolaus mimosae | Trimen, 1874 |
TL: South Africa: “Grahamstown and King William’s Town, Cape Colony; Tsomo River, Kaffraria”
26 - 31 mm
30 - 32 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishMimosa Sapphire
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Loranthaceae Actinanthella wyliei Loranthaceae Agelanthus dichrous Loranthaceae Agelanthus natalitius Loranthaceae Moquiniella rubra Loranthaceae Oncocalyx fischeri Loranthaceae Plicosepalus curviflorus Loranthaceae Plicosepalus kalachariensis
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- Subspecies
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Species Author Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae haemus (Talbot, 1935) Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae mimosae Trimen, 1874 Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae pamelae (Dickson, 1976) Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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