Leptotes babaulti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Leptotes |
Species: | L. babaulti
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Binomial name | |
Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)[1]
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Leptotes babaulti, the Babault's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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.[2]
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]