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Zebra Blue or Plumbago Blue Butterfly
Leptotes plinius
-33.7689, 150.774
Field Notes
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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