''Iolaus mermis'' is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae first described by
Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1896. It is found in
Kenya (from the coast to
Meru
Meru may refer to:
Geography Kenya
* Meru, Kenya, a city in Meru County, Kenya
** Meru County, created by the merger of
*** Meru Central District
*** Meru North District
*** Meru South District
* Meru National Park, a Kenyan wildlife park
Tanza ...
) and
Tanzania (from the northern coast to
Amani).
The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on ''
Helixanthera verruculosa'', ''
Oncella ambigua'', ''
Agelanthus sansibarensis
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''Agelanthus'' is a genus of Afrotropical plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species, as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes. The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium, and ...
'' and ''
Agelanthus subulatus
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''Agelanthus'' is a genus of Afrotropical plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species, as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes. The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium, and ...
''.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''e''
Butterflies described in 1896
Iolaus (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Hamilton Herbert Druce
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