Capys meruensis

Capys meruensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Capys
Species: C. meruensis
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.

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