Leptotes plinius (Fabricius)

Arigela, Ravi Kiran, Kathula, Tarun, Kumar, Ramesh, Deroliya, Purushottam Kumar, Jeevith, S. & Singh, Rajeev Kumar, 2024, Tephrosia purpurea, the potential nectar source for the butterflies in Jodhpur, an arid zone of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae 9, pp. 85-108 : 93

9) Leptotes plinius (Fabricius) – Zebra Blue ( Fig. 5B – Appendix 1)

General range of occurrence: Sri Lanka, India to Australia ( Varshney, Smetacek, 2015) Occurrence and status in India: Very common

Host plants of the larvae: Abrus precatorius L., Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f., Dyerophytum indicum Kuntze , species of Indigofera , Mimosa pudica L., Mimosa hamata Willd. , Plumbago auriculata Lam. , P.zeylanica L., Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight , ( Kunte, 2000, 2006; Vane-Wright, de Jong, 2003; Robinson et al., 2010; Nitin et al., 2018; Savela, 2018)

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Fig. 5. Butterflies. A. Junonia hierta Fabricius; B. Leptotes plinius Fabricius; C. Spialia galba Fabricius; D.Tirumala limniace Cramer;E.Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus form dorippus; F.Papilio demoleus Linnaeus; G. Vanessa cardui Linnaeus; H. Colotis fausta Olivier (Photo. Ravi Kiran Arigela)