Thermoniphas togara

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thermoniphas

Thermoniphas togara, the bright chalk blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.

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)

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Thermoniphas togara Wikipedia

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