Abantis meru
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]
| Abantis meru | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Abantis |
| Species: | A. meru |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantis meru Evans, 1947[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Vernonia jugalis.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Abantis meru.
- Abantis, funet.fi
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- "Abantis meru - African Butterfly Db". abdb-africa.org. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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