| Taxon | Thermoniphas togara |
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| Authority | (Plötz, 1880)[1] |
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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.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges.
Subspecies
- Thermoniphas togara togara (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur and Lualaba)
- Thermoniphas togara bugalla Stempffer & Jackson, 1962 (Uganda: Sesse Islands in Lake Victoria)
References
- ^ Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)