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Thermoniphas plurilimbata

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Thermoniphas plurilimbata
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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 Lycaenidae family 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)