Leptotes pirithous

Leptotes pirithous
Male, dorsal view, Italy
Male ventral view, Portugal
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. pirithous
Binomial name
Leptotes pirithous
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Lampides telicanus (Lang, 1789)
  • Papilio pirithous Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio telicanus Lang, 1789
  • Syntarucus pirithous
  • Papilio plinius Fabricius, 1793
  • Cupido telicanus f. insulana Aurivillius, 1909

Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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