Leptotes mandersi

Leptotes mandersi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is endemic to Mauritius.[2] The habitat consists of coastal areas.

Leptotes mandersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. mandersi
Binomial name
Leptotes mandersi
Synonyms
  • Nacaduba mandersi H. H. Druce, 1907
  • Cyclyrius mandersi (H. H. Druce, 1907)

The larvae feed on Caesalpinia bonduc.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 30, 2018). "Cyclyrius mandersi (Druce, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


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