Iridana nigeriana
Species of butterfly
Iridana nigeriana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iridana |
Species: | I. nigeriana |
Binomial name | |
Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964[1] |
Iridana nigeriana, the Nigerian sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern and eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.[2]
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- ^ Iridana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
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