Biology:Thermoniphas colorata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Thermoniphas colorata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Thermoniphas |
Species: | T. colorata
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Binomial name | |
Thermoniphas colorata (Ungemach, 1932)[1]
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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.[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas in and on the edges of forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Calvoa orientalis and Dissotis species.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thermoniphas colorata. |
- ↑ Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
Wikidata ☰ Q7783204 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoniphas colorata.
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