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Ornipholidotos katangae

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Ornipholidotos katangae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species:
O. katangae
Binomial name
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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Ornipholidotos katangae katangae (Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia)
  • Ornipholidotos katangae reducta Libert, 2005 (northern and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

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  1. ^ Ornipholidotos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-26.