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''Leptotes pirithous'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Its common names are Lang's Short-tailed Blue and Common Zebra Blue ==Description== ''Leptotes pirithous'' is a small butterfly with a wingspan of 21–29 mm in males and 24–30 mm in females. The uppersides of the wings are purple bluish in males, bluish-brown in female. The undersides are dark beige striped with white lines. The hindwings show marginal orange and black spots and two small tails. For the design of the undersides of the wings they can be confused with'' Lampides boeticus'' and ''Cacyreus marshalli''. These butterflies fly from February to November depending on the location. They are regular migrants. The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of Fabaceae, Rosaceae and Plumbaginaceae species, including ''Plumbago capensis'', ''Indigofera'', ''Rynchosia'', ''Vigna'', ''Burkea'', ''Mundulea'', ''Melilotus'', ''Crataegus'', ''Quercus suber'', ''Medicago sativa'', ''Trifolium alexandrium'', ''Arachis hypogaea'', ''Lythrum'', ''Calluna'', ''Genista'', ''Dorycnium'', ''Lythrum salicaria'', ''Calluna vulgaris'', ''Onobrychis viciifolia'', ''Ulex'' and ''Melilotus alba''. A life cycle takes about 4–8 weeks, depending on the temperature. The following three images show a courtship ritual, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa File:Common zebra blue butterflies(Leptotes pirithous pirithous) 01.jpg|L. p. pirithous, 1 of 3 male on left File:Common zebra blue butterflies(Leptotes pirithous pirithous) 02.jpg|L. p. pirithous, 2 of 3 female covers male File:Common zebra blue butterflies(Leptotes pirithous pirithous) 03.jpg|L. p. pirithous, 3 of 3 female on male 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leptotes pirithous」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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