Leptotes babaulti
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Babault's Zebra Blue is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
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.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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.