Iolaus mermis

Iolaus mermis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. mermis
Binomial name
	Iolaus mermis; (Druce, 1896)
Synonyms
	Epamera mermis Druce, 1896; Iolaus (Epamera) mermis;

Iolaus mermis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.