Iridana nigeriana
| Iridana nigeriana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern and eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae and pupae have been recorded on a tree trunk near a Crematogaster ant-nest. The larvae spun a light web over their daylight shelters in crevices in the bark of tree trunks.[2]
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