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Ornipholidotos overlaeti

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Species of butterfly

Ornipholidotos overlaeti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species: O. overlaeti
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos overlaeti
Stempffer, 1947

Ornipholidotos overlaeti, the Overlaet's glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland riverine forests.

Subspecies

  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti overlaeti (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia: Mwinilinga district)
  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Ornipholidotos overlaeti intermedia Libert, 2005 (Sudan, Uganda, north-western 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 2012-09-27.
Taxon identifiers
Ornipholidotos overlaeti


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