Biology:Abantis meru

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Abantis meru
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. meru
Binomial name
Abantis meru
Evans, 1947[2]
Synonyms
  • Abantis paradisea meru Evans, 1947

Abantis meru is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is only known from the highlands east of the Rift Valley.[3][4]

The larvae feed on Vernonia jugalis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4663440 entry