Common Blue
Resident, common throughout southern Africa. Flies in summer months.
Family Name:
Leptotes pirithous pirithous
Common Name:
Common Blue
Identification:
Wingspan 21-30 mm. Female paler than male, with black and white markings.
Behaviour:
Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight. Never far from one of its foodplants.
Larval foodplants:
Rhynchosia species, Plumbago auriculata
Common Blue
Family Name: Leptotes pirithous pirithousCommon Name: Common Blue
Wingspan 21-30 mm. Female paler than male, with black and white markings. Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight. Never far from one of its foodplants. Rhynchosia species, Plumbago auriculata
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