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Leptotes webbianus
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptotes webbianus (formerly Cyclyrius webbianus), the Canary blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1][2][3]
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Leptotes webbianus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Leptotes |
Species: | L. webbianus |
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Leptotes webbianus (Brullé, [1840]) | |
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The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing year round.[4] The habitat consists of coastal areas. The species flies from March to August on heights of up to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
The larvae feed on Lotus, Cytisus and Ononis species.
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