Leptotes babaulti
Leptotes babaulti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Leptotes |
Species: | L. babaulti |
Binomial name | |
Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)[1] | |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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