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)[1]
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.

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