Thermoniphas fumosa

Thermoniphas fumosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thermoniphas
Species: T. fumosa
Binomial name
Thermoniphas fumosa
Stempffer, 1952[1]

Thermoniphas fumosa, the Smoky Chalk Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mayumbe).[2] The habitat consists of clearings in sub-montane forests and lowland forests.

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