Capys meruensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Capys |
Species: | C. meruensis
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Binomial name | |
Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988
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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.
Capys meruensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Capys |
Species: | C. meruensis
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Binomial name | |
Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988
[1]
|
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.