Leptotes jeanneli

Leptotes jeanneli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species: L. jeanneli
Binomial name
Leptotes jeanneli
(Stempffer, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1935

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]

References

  1. ^ Leptotes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.