Iridana nigeriana
Species of butterfly
| Iridana nigeriana | |
|---|---|
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]
References
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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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