Leptotes jeanneli

Leptotes jeanneli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species: L. jeanneli
Binomial name
Leptotes jeanneli
(Stempffer, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1935

Jeannel’s Blue (Leptotes jeanneli) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.

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.[2]

References

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  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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