Ornipholidotos kirbyi

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Ornipholidotos kirbyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species:
O. kirbyi
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos kirbyi
(Aurivillius, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila kirbyiAurivillius, 1895
  • Pentila kirbyi ab. fumosaSchultze, 1923
  • Ornipholidotos camerunensisStempffer, 1964

Ornipholidotos kirbyi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

References

  1. Ornipholidotos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-25.