Ornipholidotos emarginata

Ornipholidotos emarginata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Ornipholidotos emarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species:
O. emarginata
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos emarginata
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila emarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933

Adults have been recorded on wing in March, December and May.

Subspecies

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  • Ornipholidotos emarginata emarginata (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Ornipholidotos emarginata maxima Libert, 2005 (Tanzania)

References

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  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 2012-09-28.