Ornipholidotos ugandae

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

Ornipholidotos ugandae is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichens, preferring smaller varieties on dead twigs and fallen logs.

Subspecies

  • Ornipholidotos ugandae ugandae (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Ornipholidotos ugandae biokoensis Libert, 2005 (Equatorial Guinea)
  • Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000 (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)

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