Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lang’s short-tailed blue
on herbs
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 14.viii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Calluna; Erophaca baetica; Genista maderensis; Lupinus angustifolius; Lythrum salicaria; Medicago sativa, x varia; Phaseolus; Plumbago auriculata; Quercus; Rosmarinus officinalis; Rumex; Spartium junceum; Styphnolobium japonicum, Tipuana tipu.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Obregón-Romero & Gil-T, Pyrgus.
notes
Migrant from the Maghreb.
references
Benyamini (2004a), Brauner & Wiemers (2013a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Gascoigne-Pees, Hall & Russell (2002a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Lafranchis (2020b), Lepiforum (2021), Wiemers, Acosta-Fernández & Larsen (2013a), pyrgus.de (2022), Obregón-Romero & Gil-T (2011a), Obregón, Shaw, Fernández-Haeger & Jordano (2015b).