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Ornipholidotos tiassale

(Ornipholidotos tiassale)

Description

Ornipholidotos tiassale, the western glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Adults feed on extrafloral nectaries on Marantaceae species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Ornipholidotos
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