Biology:Abantis meru

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Abantis meru
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Hesperiidae
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Binomial name
Abantis meru
Evans, 1947[1]
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.[2] It is part of the taxonomic subspecies of hesperiidae.[3]

The larvae feed on Vernonia jugalis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4663440 entry