Ornipholidotos peucetia

Ornipholidotos peucetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Ornipholidotos
Species:	O. peucetia
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Pentila peucetia Hewitson, 1866

The Large Glasswing or White Mimic (Ornipholidotos peucetia) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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

• Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia (eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, western Tanzania, southern Uganda)
• Ornipholidotos peucetia penningtoni (Riley, 1944) (along the coast from Mozambique to Zululand)
• Ornipholidotos peucetia chyuluensis van Someren, 1939 (south-eastern Kenya (Chyulu Hills))
• Ornipholidotos peucetia meru van Someren

References

1. ^ Ornipholidotos, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.