Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793)

Sidat, Azaz & Bhatt, Urjit, 2020, Annotated checklist of butterflies of Ankleshwar-an industrial town in Gujarat, India, Check List 16 (4), pp. 997-1015 : 1012

Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793)

Zebra Blue

Figure 8G

Material examined. INDIA • Gujarat, Bharuch district, Ankleshwar; transects T-01, T-02, T-03, T-04, T-05, T-06, T-07, T-08, T-09, T-10 ( Table 1); agricultural hedges or barren/discarded lands, suburban areas, industrial zone, roadside vegetation, and near ponds with surrounding wetland plants.

Identification. Tailed hindwing; translucent wings; when wings open markings on underside can be seen through the upperside; underside with black and white “zebra” pattern; underside whitish with irregular, broad and nar- row, alternating brown bands at right angles to costa.