Leptotes adamsoni, the Adamson's zebra blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya (near Kora Town and the Tana River).[2] The habitat consists of riverine vegetation with Cordia sinensis as the dominant plant.

Leptotes adamsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptotes
Species:
L. adamsoni
Binomial name
Leptotes adamsoni
Collins & Larsen, 1991[1]

Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of a Premna species.

References

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  1. ^ Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.