Lycaenidae Polyommatinae
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lang's Short-tailed Blue


L. pirithous (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Monte Pollino, Italy, June 1988

L. pirithous (© Diego Reggianti)

Adult (female), Cineto Romano (Roma), Italy, July 2000


Foodplants:

Many genera of Fabaceae, Lythraceae, Plumbaginaceae, Rosaceae, Ercicaceae