Trichiolaus

Trichiolaus
Trichiolaus mermeros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Trichiolaus
Aurivillius, 1898

Trichiolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Other sources treat it as a subgenus of Iolaus. It occurs in Madagascar.

Species

There are two recognized species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1899". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.034. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Trichiolaus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Iolaus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 11 February 2025.