TL: Kenya: “Mombasa, East Coast of Africa”
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishThree-tailed Sapphire
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Loranthaceae Agelanthus sansibarensis Loranthaceae Agelanthus subulatus
- Subspecies
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Species Author Iolaus (Epamera) silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961) Iolaus (Epamera) silanus rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998) Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889 Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928) Iolaus (Epamera) silanus zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
- Iolaus (Epamera) silanus is a member of the clade Iolaus pollux:
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Species Author Iolaus (Epamera) helenae Henning & Henning, 1989 Iolaus (Epamera) malaikae Bayliss, Collins & Congdon, 2016 Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951) Iolaus (Epamera) pollux Aurivillius, 1895 Iolaus (Epamera) pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962 Iolaus (Epamera) silanus Grose-Smith, 1889
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |