Ornipholidotos paradoxa

Ornipholidotos paradoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Ornipholidotos
Species:	O. paradoxa
Binomial name
	Ornipholidotos paradoxa; (H. H. Druce, 1910)
Synonyms
	Pentila paradoxaH. H. Druce, 1910;

Last updated October 26, 2025

Ornipholidotos paradoxa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2]

Subspecies

Ornipholidotos paradoxa paradoxa (Cameroon, Congo)
Ornipholidotos paradoxa centralisLibert, 2005 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientisLibert, 2005 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

↑ Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Ornipholidotos paradoxa (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-25.

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[1] Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Ornipholidotos paradoxa (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-25.

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