''Ornipholidotos'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
, commonly called glasswings or white mimics,
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. The species of this genus are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
.
Species
* ''
Ornipholidotos abriana''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos ackeryi''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos amieti
''Ornipholidotos amieti'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos annae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos aureliae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos ayissii''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos bakotae''
Stempffer, 1962
* ''
Ornipholidotos bitjeensis''
Stempffer, 1957
* ''
Ornipholidotos boormani''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos carolinae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos congoensis''
Stempffer, 1964
* ''
Ornipholidotos dargei
''Ornipholidotos dargei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to th ...
''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos dowsetti''
Collins & Larsen, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos ducarmei''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos emarginata
''Ornipholidotos emarginata'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Grea ...
''
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* ''
Ornipholidotos etoumbi''
Stempffer, 1967
* ''
Ornipholidotos evoei''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos francisci
''Ornipholidotos francisci'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos gabonensis
''Ornipholidotos gabonensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Cen ...
''
Stempffer, 1947
* ''
Ornipholidotos gemina
''Ornipholidotos gemina'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a co ...
''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos ghesquierei
''Ornipholidotos ghesquierei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the la ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos ginettae
''Ornipholidotos ginettae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or s ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos goodgerae
''Ornipholidotos goodgerae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to ...
''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos henrii
''Ornipholidotos henrii'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguousl ...
''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos irwini
''Ornipholidotos irwini'', the Vane-Wright's glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, ...
''
Collins & Larsen, 1998
* ''
Ornipholidotos issia''
Stempffer, 1969
* ''
Ornipholidotos ivoiriensis''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos jacksoni''
Stempffer, 1961
* ''
Ornipholidotos jax''
Collins & Larsen, 1998
* ''
Ornipholidotos jolyana''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos josianae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos katangae''
Stempffer, 1947
* ''
Ornipholidotos kelle''
Stempffer, 1967
* ''
Ornipholidotos kennedyi''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos kirbyi''
(Aurivillius, 1895)
* ''
Ornipholidotos kivu''
Collins & Larsen, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos latimargo''
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)
* ''
Ornipholidotos likouala''
Stempffer, 1969
* ''
Ornipholidotos maesseni''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos mathildae''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos michelae''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos muhata''
(Dewitz, 1886)
* ''
Ornipholidotos nancy''
Collins & Larsen, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos nbeti''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos nguru''
Kielland, 1987
* ''
Ornipholidotos nigeriae''
Stempffer, 1964
* ''
Ornipholidotos ntebi''
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)
* ''
Ornipholidotos nympha''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos onitshae''
Stempffer, 1962
* ''
Ornipholidotos oremansi''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos overlaeti''
Stempffer, 1947 – Overlaet's glasswing
* ''
Ornipholidotos paradoxa''
(Druce, 1910)
* ''
Ornipholidotos perfragilis''
(Holland, 1890)
* ''
Ornipholidotos peucetia''
(Hewitson, 1866) – large glasswing, white mimic
* ''
Ornipholidotos sylpha''
(Kirby, 1890)
* ''
Ornipholidotos sylphida''
(Staudinger, 1892)
* ''
Ornipholidotos sylviae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos tanganyikae''
Kielland, 1983
* ''
Ornipholidotos teroensis''
Stempffer, 1957
* ''
Ornipholidotos tessmani''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos tiassale
''Ornipholidotos tiassale'', the western glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Adults feed on extrafloral nectaries
Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produce ...
''
Stempffer, 1969
* ''
Ornipholidotos tirza''
(Hewitson, 1873)
* ''
Ornipholidotos ugandae''
Stempffer, 1947
References
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* Libert, M. (2000) Le genre ''Ornipholidotos'' Bethune-Baker au Cameroun. Descriptions du genre ''
Torbenia
''Torbenia'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The five species were formerly placed in ''Ornipholidotos
''Ornipholidotos'' is a genus of butterflies, commo ...
'' n. gen. et de onze nouvelles espèces (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'' 105 (5):433-466.
*Libert, M. (2005) ''Révision des ''Ornipholidotos'' et Torbenia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)''. A.B.R.I. & Lambillionea, Nairobi, Kenya & Tervuren, Belgium.
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 61
Poritiinae
Taxa named by George Thomas Bethune-Baker
Lycaenidae genera
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