Iridana obscura

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Iridana obscura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iridana
Species:
I. obscura
Binomial name
Iridana obscura
Stempffer, 1964 [1]

Iridana obscura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda (from the western part of the country to the Toro sub-region). [2]

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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.