Ornipholidotos ugandae

Ornipholidotos ugandae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ornipholidotos
Species: O. ugandae
Binomial name
Ornipholidotos ugandae
Stempffer, 1947[1]

Ornipholidotos ugandae is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichens, preferring smaller varieties on dead twigs and fallen logs.

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References

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