Leptotes Adamsoni
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''Leptotes adamsoni'', the Adamson's zebra blue, is a
butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It is found in
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(near Kora Town and the Tana River). The habitat consists of riverine vegetation with '' Cordia sinensis'' as the dominant plant. Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of a ''
Premna ''Premna'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described for modern science in 1771. It is widespread through tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and various islands in t ...
'' species.


References

Butterflies described in 1991 Leptotes (butterfly) {{Polyommatini-stub