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Thermoniphas micylus

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Thermoniphas micylus
In Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thermoniphas
Species:
T. micylus
Binomial name
Thermoniphas micylus
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio micylus Cramer, 1780

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 (south and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges, paths and clearings.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

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  1. ^ Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)