Ornipholidotos emarginata

Ornipholidotos emarginata
Scientific 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)
Synonyms
  • Pentila emarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933

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

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

Subspecies

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

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 2012-09-28.