Abantis meru is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is only known from the highlands east of the Rift Valley.[2] It is part of the taxonomic subspecies of hesperiidae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Abantis |
| Species: | A. meru
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| Binomial name | |
| Abantis meru Evans, 1947[1]
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The larvae feed on Vernonia jugalis.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Abantis meru.
- ^ Abantis, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ "Abantis meru - African Butterfly Db". abdb-africa.org. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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