Biology:Iridana

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Iridana
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Iridana incredibilis figure 7
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Iridana

Aurivillius, 1921
Synonyms
  • Iridopsis Aurivillius, 1898 (preocc.)
  • Iris Staudinger, 1891 (preocc.)

Iridana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.

The only known specimen of I. agneshorvathae was collected at light in Bia National Park in western Ghana from a dry semi-deciduous forest and is most probably a canopy species. It might or might not be endemic to the Ghana subregion of West Africa.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1762063 entry