Ornipholidotos ntebi

Ornipholidotos ntebi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species: O. ntebi
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos ntebi
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila ntebi Bethune-Baker, 1906

Ornipholidotos ntebi is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic day-flying arctiid moths.

References

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  1. Ornipholidotos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina


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