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Iridana hypocala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iridana
Species:	I. hypocala
Binomial name
Iridana hypocala Eltringham, 1929
Synonyms
Iridana magnifica Hawker-Smith, 1933

Iridana hypocala, the Eltringham's sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are most common in October and November.

References

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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