Ornipholidotos Explained

Ornipholidotos is a genus of butterflies, commonly called glasswings or white mimics,^[1] in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.

Species

• Ornipholidotos abriana Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos amieti 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 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 Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
• Ornipholidotos gemina Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos ghesquierei Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos ginettae Libert, 2005
• Ornipholidotos goodgerae Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos henrii Libert, 2000
• Ornipholidotos irwini 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 Stempffer, 1969
• Ornipholidotos tirza (Hewitson, 1873)
• Ornipholidotos ugandae Stempffer, 1947

References

• Libert, M. (2000) Le genre Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker au Cameroun. Descriptions du genre Torbenia 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Woodhall, Steve . Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . 2005 . Cape Town, South Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-724-7 .