| Leptotes pirithous | (Linnaeus, 1767) |
TL: Algeria
Habitat
- Treeless areas
Similar species
21-29 mm
24-30 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular 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
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Melilotus albus Honey Clover Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 Syntarucus pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 Leptotes telicanus Lang, 1789
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön UK Butterflies Peter Eeles
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