Ornipholidotos ntebi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Ornipholidotos ntebi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species:
O. ntebi
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos ntebi
Synonyms
  • Pentila ntebi Bethune-Baker, 1906

Adults mimic day-flying arctiid moths.

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.