Leptotes babaulti

Leptotes babaulti, also known as the Babault's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. This species has 2 discovered and accepted subspecies which are leptotes babulti juncta and leptotes babaulti ornata.[2]

Leptotes babaulti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. babaulti
Binomial name
Leptotes babaulti
(Stempffer, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935
  • Tarucus pulchra f. juncta Dufrane, 1953
  • Syntarucus babaulti f. ornata Dufrane, 1954

Description

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.[3]

Habitat

It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The habitat consists of savanna bushveld at 1,000 m and riverine bush to montane grassland at 1,900 m.[4]

References
  1. Leptotes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Leptotes babaulti". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


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