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Zebra Blues
Leptotes
Leptotes is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as zebra blues in reference to their zebra-striped undersides.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Marine Blue
speciesLeptotes marina
Common Zebra Blue Complex
complexLeptotes pirithous
Cassius Blue
speciesLeptotes cassius
Zebra Blue
speciesLeptotes plinius
Leptotes trigemmatus
speciesLeptotes trigemmatus
Leptotes andicola
speciesLeptotes andicola
Madagascar zebra blue
speciesLeptotes rabefaner
Leptotes callanga
speciesLeptotes callanga
Galápagos Blue
speciesLeptotes parrhasioides
Leptotes lamasi
speciesLeptotes lamasi
Leptotes delalande
speciesLeptotes delalande
Beautiful Zebra Blue
speciesLeptotes pulchra
Leptotes bathyllos
speciesLeptotes bathyllos
Leptotes durrelli
speciesLeptotes durrelli
Leptotes socotranus
speciesLeptotes socotranus
Leptotes perkinsae
speciesLeptotes perkinsae
Leptotes cassioides
speciesLeptotes cassioides
Leptotes mayottensis
speciesLeptotes mayottensis
Leptotes sanctithomae
speciesLeptotes sanctithomae
Leptotes marginalis
speciesLeptotes marginalis
Leptotes hedgesi
speciesLeptotes hedgesi
Leptotes idealus
speciesLeptotes idealus
Leptotes pyrczi
speciesLeptotes pyrczi
Mauritius Blue
speciesLeptotes mandersi
Leptotes casca
speciesLeptotes casca
Leptotes adamsoni
speciesLeptotes adamsoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Leptotes in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51538.