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Zebra Blue or Plumbago Blue Butterfly

Leptotes plinius

Photo by JamesPriest2
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Description:

The Zebra Blue Butterfly is a small brownish and blue-grey butterfly. The underside is a marbled brown and white pattern. They are quite small and look like moths from a distance, but up close you see the blue patterns. Adults fly within a few metres of the ground and are usually seen flying around the food plant.
wingspan 23mm

This particular butterfly is common in my backyard

Habitat:

open woodland where they feed on native plants. They are most often seen in gardens around Plumbago plants

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