Thermoniphas

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Thermoniphas
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Thermoniphas micylus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Thermoniphas
Karsch, 1895 [1]

Thermoniphas is an Afrotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Species

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References

  1. Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms