Leptotes marginalis

Leptotes marginalis, the black-bordered zebra blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu and Lualaba), Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

Leptotes marginalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Leptotes
Species:
L. marginalis
Binomial name
Leptotes marginalis
(Stempffer, 1944)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus marginalis Stempffer, [1944]
  • Cupido telicanus ab. marginalis Aurivillius, 1924

References
  1. Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


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