Thermoniphas micylus
| Thermoniphas micylus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thermoniphas |
| Species: | T. micylus |
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| Thermoniphas micylus (Cramer, 1780)[1] | |
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Thermoniphas micylus, the Tinted Blue or the Common Chalk Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges, paths and clearings.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
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- ↑ Thermoniphas, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)