Leptotes pirithous (Linné, 1767)

Adult morphology	Wingspan	14
Literature references	Species number (Larsen 2005)	578
	Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)	644
Habitat	Habitat preference [1]	UBQ: Can be found in nearly all types of habitats UBQ
Distribution	Geographical distribution [2]	AFR: Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

• Fabaceae
  - Burkea
  - Cajanus
  - Crotalaria
  - Indigofera
  - Medicago
  - Melilotus
  - Mundulea
  - Phaseolus
  - Pisum
  - Rhynchosia
  - Sesbania
  - Vigna

• Plumbaginaceae
  - Plumbago

• Rosaceae
  - Crataegus

• Verbenaceae
  - Lantana, Chiefly on buds, flowers and developing seeds (associated with ants)

• Fabaceae
  - Burkea
  - Cajanus
  - Crotalaria
  - Indigofera
  - Medicago
  - Melilotus
  - Mundulea
  - Phaseolus
  - Pisum
  - Rhynchosia
  - Sesbania
  - Vigna
• Plumbaginaceae
  - Plumbago
• Rosaceae
  - Crataegus
• Verbenaceae
  - Lantana (Chiefly on buds, flowers and developing seeds (associated with ants))