Insect

Zebra Blue

Leptotes plinius

Zebra Blue (Leptotes plinius) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj — Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Thana, Jaipur, Rajasthan · Resized

Zebra Blue (Leptotes plinius) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj — Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan · Resized

Scientific name: Leptotes plinius
Family: Lycaenidae, order Lepidoptera
Group: Insect

A tiny butterfly in zebra stripes.

Spot it Dark stripes on a pale underside and thin tails.
Home Gardens.
Food web Caterpillars feed on plumbago; adults sip nectar.
Why it matters Pollinates flowers, and its caterpillars feed on plumbago and become food for ants, wasps and birds.

Read more: Leptotes plinius on Wikipedia

Sources and credits

Records and field notes

RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 6 verified records of this species on iNaturalist, between 2019 and 2026, in Jaipur.^[20]

Sources

Devendra Bhardwaj. iNaturalist observations and notes, with place and date (inaturalist.org/people/devendrabhardwaj) (field record). The observer's own dated records and notes, with places. Statements in his notes are his own and were not independently checked by KJVF.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (opening lines of each species article, CC BY-SA 4.0). The link on each entry goes to the article (reference). Not peer reviewed. Only the opening description is used, and statements about origin or medicinal use are left out.
Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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