Iridana hypocala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iridana |
Species: | I. hypocala
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Binomial name | |
Iridana hypocala
Eltringham, 1929
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Synonyms | |
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Iridana hypocala, the Eltringham's sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Shaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are most common in October and November.
Iridana hypocala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iridana |
Species: | I. hypocala
|
Binomial name | |
Iridana hypocala
Eltringham, 1929
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Iridana hypocala, the Eltringham's sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Shaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are most common in October and November.