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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Capys |
| Species: | C. meruensis
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| Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988[1]
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The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.
References
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- ^ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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