| Ornipholidotos peucetia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Ornipholidotos |
| Species: | O. peucetia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)[1] |
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The Large Glasswing or White Mimic (Ornipholidotos peucetia) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa.
The wingspan is 35-37 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from November to May with a peak in late summer. There is one generation per year[2].
The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.