Ornipholidotos peucetia

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.

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