Biology:Iolaus mermis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Iolaus mermis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. mermis
Binomial name
Iolaus mermis
(H. H. Druce, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epamera mermis H. H. Druce, 1896
  • Iolaus (Epamera) mermis

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) 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.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/iolaus/#mermis. 
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_iolaina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27989973 entry




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