Leptotes pulcher

Leptotes pulcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. pulcher
Binomial name
	Leptotes pulcher; (Murray, 1874)
Synonyms
	Lycaena pulchra Murray, 1874; Leptotes pulchra; Tarucus pulchra f. deficiens Dufrane, 1953;

Leptotes pulcher, the beautiful zebra blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 18–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to May in the north and probably only the warmer months in South Africa.^[2]

The larvae feed on Sesbania aegyptica and Sesbania sesban.

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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