Introduction
The genus Osmodes comprises of 15 species, distributed variously across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa. All have blackish-brown uppersides with extensive bright orange-yellow markings. The undersides are yellow, mottled with blackish in most species, and are marked with conspicuous white spots which vary in configuration according to species.
Osmodes lindseyi is a fairly scarce species. It is widely distributed across West Africa from Guinea and Sierra Leone to Gabon and the Central African Republic.
Habitats
This species is found in primary rainforest, and in mature secondary forest.
Lifecycle
The larval foodplants are believed to be arrowroots (Marantaceae).
Adult behaviour
The butterflies are usually encountered singly in light gaps and small forest glades. Most sightings are in the early morning when males can be seen perching on bushes or low herbage. Both sexes nectar at a wide range of herbaceous flowering plants.