Ornipholidotos overlaeti

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Ornipholidotos overlaeti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species: O. overlaeti
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos overlaeti
Stempffer, 1947[1]

Ornipholidotos overlaeti, Overlaet’s Glasswing, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland riverine forests.

Subspecies

  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti overlaeti (Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia: Mwinilinga district)
  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005 (Sudan, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

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