Obsolete White-spots

Scientific Name
Osmodes omar
SWINHOE, 1916
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Obsolete White-spots
Osmodes omar, Bobiri forest, Ghana – Adrian Hoskins

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 omar is found from Sierra Leone to Congo, Uganda and northern Tanzania.

Habitats

This species is found along logging roads and forest edges, and is probably more abundant in secondary forest than in untouched rainforest.

Lifecycle

The larval foodplants include Marantochloa, Thalia and Thaumatococcus (Marantaceae).

Adult behaviour

The butterflies are usually seen singly, often in the company of other Osmodes species. They bask on bushes, or on the lower foliage of trees.

Osmodes omar, Bobiri forest, Ghana – Peter Bygate
Osmodes omar, Bobiri forest, Ghana – Peter Bygate

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