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Leptotes pirithous

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Description:

Delicate small 20 mm butterfly with uneven brownish-black and beige blocks on the underwings and more of a purple (than blue) colour on upperwings. Two prominent eye spots and two small antennae towards bottom of hindwings.

Habitat:

Urban garden.
Apparently common throughout southern Africa

Notes:

Look who came to inspect my washing - 4 eyes!

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Leptotes pirithous

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