Leptotes brevidentatus

Leptotes brevidentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species: L. brevidentatus
Binomial name
Leptotes brevidentatus
(Tite, 1958)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958

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.

References

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