Iolaus mermis
| Iolaus mermis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iolaus |
| Species: | I. mermis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)[1] | |
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Iolaus mermis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya (from the coast to Meru) and Tanzania (from the northern coast to Amani).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Helixanthera verruculosa, Oncella ambigua, Agelanthus sansibarensis and Agelanthus subulatus.
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