Ornipholidotos

Ornipholidotos
African Poritiinae Ornipholidotos begin on the bottom row with Ornipholidotos peucetia

(kirbyi, sylpha, sylphida)

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Bethune-Baker, 1914[1]

Ornipholidotos is a genus of butterfly, commonly called glasswings or white mimics,[2] in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics.

Species

References

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  1. Ornipholidotos, funet.fi
  2. Woodhall S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.