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Common zebra blue

Leptotes pirithous

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Leptotes pirithous is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Its common names are Lang's Short-tailed Blue and Common Zebra Blue

Habitat:

Seen mud-puddling along the edge of the Albert Nile River in NW Uganda.

Notes:

On to the butterflies from Murchison Falls, NW Uganda

Reference Links:

Leptotes pirithous, Butterflies of Africa - Leptotes pirithous

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