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Common Chalk Blue

Thermoniphas micylus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Thermoniphas micylus, the Tinted Blue or the Common Chalk Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family.

Habitat:

The habitat consists of forest edges, paths and clearings. This one was seen with several other species of small butterflies, mud-puddling on damp patches on a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Reference Links:

Thermoniphas micylus, Butterflies of Africa - Thermoniphas micylus

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