Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus | |
Similar Iolaus pallene, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus iasis, Iolaus | ||
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). The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Helixanthera verruculosa, Oncella ambigua, Agelanthus sansibarensis and Agelanthus subulatus.
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