Marine Blue

Leptotes marina

"Leptotes marina", the marine blue or striped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and Central America.
Marine Blue butterfly antennea or Leptotes marina 5x, f5, EAf16.25, ISO100, 1/25 sec, 142microns at 35 steps 2024-05-29-05_.08_.04_ZS_PMax_ Geotagged,Leptotes marina,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the north and all year round in south. Its habitats include weedy, open sites and deserts.
Marine Blue dorsal side or Leptotes marina  Geotagged,Leptotes marina,United States

Habitat

The larvae feed on "Astragalus", "Amorpha californica", "Acacia greggii", "Dalea purpurea", "Dolichos lablab", "Galactia", "Glycyrrhiza lepidota", "Prosopis glandulosa", "Lysiloma thornberi", "Lathyrus odoratus", "Medicago sativa", "Lotus scoparius dendroides", "Phaseolus", "Wisteria sinensis" and "Plumbago".

Larvae are also associated with introduced "Iridomyrmex humilis".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusLeptotes
SpeciesL. marina