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Abantis meru

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Abantis meru
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
Synonyms
  • Abantis paradisea meru Evans, 1947

Abantis meru is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Kenya, where it is only known from the highlands east of the Rift Valley.[2]

The larvae feed on Vernonia jugalis.

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