Leptotes pulcher

Leptotes pulcher, the beautiful zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.

Leptotes pulcher
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. pulcher
Binomial name
Leptotes pulcher (Murray, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena pulchra Murray, 1874 Leptotes pulchra Tarucus pulchra f. deficiens Dufrane, 1953

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 18–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from November to May in the north and probably only the warmer months in South Africa.^[2]

The larvae feed on Sesbania sesban.