| Leptotes brevidentatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Leptotes |
| Species: | L. brevidentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)[1] |
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The Short-toothed Blue or Tite's Zebra Blue (Leptotes brevidentatus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and south-western Arabia.
The wingspan is 22-29 mm for males and 26-30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas and from October to March in cooler areas.[2]
The larvae feed on flowers and immature seeds of Plumbago auriculata and probably also Indigofera, Rhynchosia, Vigna, Burkea, Mundulea, Melilotus, Crataegus and Medicago sativa.