''Ornipholidotos'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
, commonly called glasswings or white mimics,
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest 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 known butterfl ...
. The species of this genus are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found 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 found elsew ...
to the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
.
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
Tanzania (; ), official ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos annae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos aureliae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos ayissii''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos bakotae''
Stempffer, 1962
* ''
Ornipholidotos bitjeensis''
Stempffer, 1957
* ''
Ornipholidotos boormani
''Ornipholidotos boormani'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos carolinae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos congoensis''
Stempffer, 1964
* ''
Ornipholidotos dargei''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos dowsetti''
Collins & Larsen, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos ducarmei''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos emarginata''
(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 (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), inf ...
''
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
, national_anthem = "Angola Avante"()
, image_map ...
''
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 ...
''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos ghesquierei''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos ginettae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos goodgerae''
Libert, 2000
* ''
Ornipholidotos henrii''
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 (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a count ...
''
Collins & Larsen, 1998
* ''
Ornipholidotos issia''
Stempffer, 1969
* ''
Ornipholidotos ivoiriensis''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos jacksoni
''Ornipholidotos jacksoni'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republi ...
''
Stempffer, 1961
* ''
Ornipholidotos jax''
Collins & Larsen, 1998
* ''
Ornipholidotos jolyana''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos josianae''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos katangae
''Ornipholidotos katangae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
* ''Ornipholidotos katangae katangae'' (Dem ...
''
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
''Ornipholidotos maesseni'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic ...
''
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
''Ornipholidotos oremansi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), info ...
''
Libert, 2005
* ''
Ornipholidotos overlaeti
''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, Tanzani ...
''
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''
Stempffer, 1969
* ''
Ornipholidotos tirza''
(Hewitson, 1873)
* ''
Ornipholidotos ugandae
''Ornipholidotos ugandae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The ...
''
Stempffer, 1947
References
*
*
* 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''. The genus is named after Torben Bjørn Larsen.
Spe ...
'' 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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