Thermoniphas plurilimbata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thermoniphas |
| Species: | T. plurilimbata
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It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in forests.
Subspecies
edit- Thermoniphas plurilimbata plurilimbata (Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kasai, Kwango, Sankuru and Lualaba)
- Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to North Kivu, Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district, Rwanda, Burundi)
References
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- ^ Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)