Lycaenidae
77a0601 –
4357 Leptotes marina
(Reakirt, 1868)
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Host familiy: Fabaceae Plumbaginaceae. Host genera: Acmispon[=Lotus] Amorpha Astragalus Dalea Eysenhardtia Galactia Glycyrrhiza Lathyrus Lotus Lupinus Lysiloma Medicago Melilotus Mimosa Phaseolus Plumbago Prosopis Senegalia[=Acacia] Wisteria. Notes: many different legumes (Allen et al 2005); Lupinus Melilotus Mimosa Prosopis [oviposting record] (Austin & Leary 2008). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
marina (Reakirt, 1868) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4357burdicki Henne, 1935 (Leptotes)reakirti Field, 1936 (Leptotes)violacea Gunder, 1925 (Leptotes) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Bálint, Z. & K. Johnson, 1995. Species diagnostics of the genus Leptotes in continental South America (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point), 44: 1-73.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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