Leptotes mandersi

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Leptotes mandersi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. mandersi
Binomial name
Leptotes mandersi
(H. H. Druce, 1907) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nacaduba mandersiH. H. Druce, 1907
  • Cyclyrius mandersi(H. H. Druce, 1907)

Leptotes mandersi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is endemic to Mauritius. [2] The habitat consists of coastal areas.

The larvae feed on Caesalpinia bonduc .

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 30, 2018). "Cyclyrius mandersi (Druce, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.