| Leptotes pulcher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Leptotes |
| Species: | L. pulcher |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotes pulcher (Murray, 1874)[1] |
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The Beautiful Zebra Blue (Leptotes pulcher) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.
The wingspan is 18-24 mm for males and 18-26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to May in the north and probably only the warmer months in South Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Sesbania aegyptica and Sesbania sesban.