Leptotes jeanneli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Leptotes |
Species: | L. jeanneli |
Binomial name | |
Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)[1] |
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Jeannel’s Blue (Leptotes jeanneli) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.
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.[2]