Leptotes babaulti

Leptotes babaulti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. babaulti
Binomial name
	Leptotes babaulti; (Stempffer, 1935)
Synonyms
	Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935; Tarucus pulchra f. juncta Dufrane, 1953; Syntarucus babaulti f. ornata Dufrane, 1954;

Leptotes babaulti, the Babault's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The habitat consists of savanna bushveld at 1,000 m and riverine bush to montane grassland at 1,900 m.^[2]

The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to April.^[3]

References

^ Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)

[3] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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