Iridana incredibilis

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Iridana incredibilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iridana
Species:
I. incredibilis
Binomial name
Iridana incredibilis
Synonyms
  • Iris incredibilis Staudinger, 1891
  • Iris ansorgei Grose-Smith, 1898

Iridana incredibilis, the incredible sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing in September, November and January.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Iridana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

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