| Thermoniphas distincta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thermoniphas |
| Species: | T. distincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermoniphas distincta | |
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Thermoniphas distincta is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba and Shaba) and northern Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of stream banks.
The superfamily Papilionoidea contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea.
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, the family is also represented both in the Nearctic and the Palearctic.
Miletinae is a subfamily of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies, commonly called harvesters and woolly legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood, but adults and larvae live in association with ants, and most known species feed on Hemiptera, though some, like Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in some cases, seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
Thermoniphas is an Afrotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Thermoniphas alberici, the Alberic's chalk blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Thermoniphas albocaerulea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda.
Thermoniphas bibundana, the Cameroon chalk blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Thermoniphas caerulea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda.
Thermoniphas fontainei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.
Thermoniphas fumosa, the smoky chalk blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe). The habitat consists of clearings in submontane forests and lowland forests.
Thermoniphas kamitugensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Thermoniphas kigezi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda and possibly Cameroon.
Thermoniphas leucocyanea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon.
Thermoniphas micylus, the tinted blue or the common chalk blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forest edges, paths and clearings.
Thermoniphas colorata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Ethiopia, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and north-western Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of marshy areas in and on the edges of forests.
Thermoniphas plurilimbata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to Africa.
Thermoniphas togara, the bright chalk blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forest edges.
Thermoniphas stempfferi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
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