Capys meruensis
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Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988[1]
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Capys meruensis, the Meru protea butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Mount Kenya in Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes of about 2,300 meters.
The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.
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- ^ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina