Leptotes babaulti

Leptotes babaulti, the Babault's zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The habitat consists of savanna bushveld at 1,000 m and riverine bush to montane grassland at 1,900 m.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Leptotes babaulti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. babaulti
Binomial name
Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 Tarucus pulchra f. juncta Dufrane, 1953 Syntarucus babaulti f. ornata Dufrane, 1954

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The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from November to April.^[3]