Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Leptotes pulcher | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leptotes Rank Species | |
Similar Leptotes marina, Leptotes plinius, Leptotes cassius, Leptotes pirithous, Leptotes | ||
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.
The larvae feed on Sesbania aegyptica and Sesbania sesban.
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