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)
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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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