Description of a new species of Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 from Ghana (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae). Study on the Lycaenidae: note n 23.

A new Lycaenidae species of the genus Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 is described from Ghana, Iridana maesseni sp. nov. It is the seventh species of the “hypocala group”. Genetic and morphological evidence are used to delineate the new species.

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Metamorphosis
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2025-04-08
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https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v36i1.4
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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Description of a new species of Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 from Ghana (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae). Study on the Lycaenidae: note n 23.

Thierry Bouyer
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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Description of a new species of Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 from Ghana (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae). Study on the Lycaenidae: note n 23.

Thierry Bouyer
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A new Lycaenidae species of the genus Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 is described from Ghana, Iridana maesseni sp. nov. It is the seventh species of the “hypocala group”. Genetic and morphological evidence are used to delineate the new species.

MetamorphosisVol. 36(1)
Ghent University (BE)
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Description of a new species of Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 from Ghana (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae). Study on the Lycaenidae: note n 23. — Thierry Bouyer · Metamorphosis (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS