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Leptotes pirithous Leptotes pirithous, copulation. Leptotes pirithous,arthropoda,biodiversity,butterfly,hexapoda,insecta,insects,lepidoptera,lycaenidae,rhopalocera Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. One I never saw in Europe! What a great find. Looks we are both uploading 'insex' tonight Posted 9 years ago
    1. They are quite common in Iberian peninsula, I supose in France, too. Starting in spring you can easly spot L.pirithous, L.boeticus, L.phlaeas and Z.knysna, till the end of summer, and autumn too. Thanks for feedback, cheers* Posted 9 years ago

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"Leptotes pirithous", the Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by RMFelix
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Uploaded Dec 6, 2015. Captured Nov 1, 2014 14:11.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/4.5
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm