Ornipholidotos peucetia

Ornipholidotos peucetia, the large glasswing or white mimic, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa.

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
  • Larinopoda peuceda Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Pentila peucetia chyuluensis van Someren, 1939
  • Pentila peucetia orientalis Storace, 1947
  • Pentila peucetia penningtoni Riley, 1944

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 (south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Haut-Shaba)
  • Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda (Grose-Smith, 1889) (southern Somalia, Kenya, eastern Tanzania)
  • Ornipholidotos peucetia penningtoni (Riley, 1944) (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal to the north)

References
  1. Ornipholidotos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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