Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Leptotes babaulti | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leptotes Rank Species | |
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Similar Cupidopsis iobates, Euchrysops malathana, Azanus moriqua, Eicochrysops hippocrates, Hypolycaena philippus | ||
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.
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.
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