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  2. Leptotes pirithous
Leptotes pirithous(Linnaeus, 1767)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Leptotes
  5.  pirithous
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TL: Algeria

Habitat

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Similar species

  • Cacyreus marshalli
  • Lampides boeticus
MU

21-29 mm

FU

24-30 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBlaveta estriada
    ČeskyModrásek tažný
    DeutschKleiner Wanderbläuling
    EnglishLang's Short-tailed Blue
    EspañolGris Estriada
    FrançaisAzuré de la Luzerne
    HrvatskiMali tigrasti plavac
    ItalianoPiritoo
    MagyarTrópusi boglárka
    NederlandsKlein tijgerblauwtje
    PolskiModrogończyk wędrowiec
    ShqipTrupshkurtra vjollcë-blu
    SlovenčinaModráčik južný
    SrpskiKratkorepi selac
    TürkçeMavi Zebra
    ΕλληνικάΝότια λυκαένα με ουρά
    РусскийГолубянка пирифой
    ייִדישכחליל אספסת
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeMelilotus albusHoney Clover
    FabaceaeMelilotus officinalisYellow Sweet Clover
    LythraceaeLythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife
    PolygonaceaePolygonum aviculareCommon Knotgrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio pirithousLinnaeus, 1767
    Syntarucus pirithousLinnaeus, 1767
    Leptotes telicanusLang, 1789
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African Butterfly Database
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female, upperside.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Almaceda

Male, upperside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Mount Chortiatis

Adult, underside.

Clive BurrowsSpain

Adult, underside.

Silvio SorciniItaly, Cerreto di Spoleto

Adult, underside.

Marek BartczakBulgaria, Слънчев бряг

Copulating pair.

Oz Ben-YehudaIsrael, Shoham

Larva.

Ádám GórGreece, Ταΰγετος

Egg.

Szymon BzomaItaly
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