Leptotes brevidentatus

Leptotes brevidentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. brevidentatus
Binomial name
	Leptotes brevidentatus; (Tite, 1958)
Synonyms
	Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958;

Leptotes brevidentatus, the short-toothed blue or Tite's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas and from October to March in cooler areas.^[2]

The larvae feed on flowers and immature seeds of Plumbago auriculata and probably also Indigofera, Rhynchosia, Vigna, Burkea, Mundulea, Melilotus, Crataegus and Medicago sativa.

References

^ Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ 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

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

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