Ornipholidotos peucetia

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Ornipholidotos peucetia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species:
O. peucetia
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos peucetia
(Hewitson, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila peucetiaHewitson, 1866
  • Larinopoda peucedaGrose-Smith, 1889
  • Pentila peucetia chyuluensisvan Someren, 1939
  • Pentila peucetia orientalisStorace, 1947
  • Pentila peucetia penningtoniRiley, 1944

Ornipholidotos peucetia, the large glasswing or white mimic, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 35–37 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from November to May with a peak in late summer. There is one generation per year. [2]

The larvae feed on cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Ornipholidotos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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