Thermoniphas plurilimbata

Thermoniphas plurilimbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thermoniphas
Species: T. plurilimbata
Binomial name
Thermoniphas plurilimbata
Karsch, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Oberonia trypherota Bethune-Baker, 1909
  • Oboronia rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Thermoniphas plurilimbata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to Africa.

It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the 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 the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kasai, Kwango, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to North Kivu, Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district, Rwanda, Burundi)

References

  1. ↑ Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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