Global InformationLeptotes webbianus information
| Leptotes webbianus | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Leptotes |
| Species: | L. webbianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptotes webbianus (Brullé, [1840])
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Leptotes webbianus (formerly Cyclyrius webbianus), the Canary blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1][2][3]
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Females are golden and males are dark with a blue area near the body. Adults are on wing year round.[4] The habitat consists of coastal areas. The species flies from March to August on heights of up to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
The larvae feed on Lotus, Cytisus and Ononis species.
- ^ a b van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M.; Settele, J. (2010). "Cyclyrius webbianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173222A6976115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T173222A6976115.en. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Fauna Europaeawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cyclyrius Butler, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Captain's European Butterfly Guide". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2012-07-09.