Thermoniphas plurilimbata
| Thermoniphas plurilimbata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thermoniphas |
| Species: | T. plurilimbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895[1] | |
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Thermoniphas plurilimbata is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family, native to Africa.
It is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in forests.
Subspecies
- Thermoniphas plurilimbata plurilimbata (Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kasai, Kwango, Sankuru and Lualaba)
- Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of Congo: east to North Kivu, Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district, Rwanda, Burundi)
References
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- ↑ Thermoniphas, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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