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