Leptotes brevidentatus

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Leptotes brevidentatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. brevidentatus
Binomial name
Leptotes brevidentatus
(Tite, 1958) [1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus brevidentatusTite, 1958

Leptotes brevidentatus, the short-toothed blue or Tite's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 .

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References

  1. Leptotes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.