Ornipholidotos emarginata

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Ornipholidotos emarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species: O. emarginata
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos emarginata
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila emarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933

Ornipholidotos emarginata is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in March, December and May.

Subspecies

  • Ornipholidotos emarginata emarginata (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Ornipholidotos emarginata maxima Libert, 2005 (Tanzania)

References


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