Cassius blue, tropical striped blue Leptotes cassius (Cramer) (Instecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)
Vol. 2009 No. 7, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2009 No. 7

Cassius blue, tropical striped blue Leptotes cassius (Cramer) (Instecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): EENY460/IN829, 6/2009

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in829-2009
Published 2009-08-31
Donald W. Hall
University of Florida
Jerry F. Butler
University of Florida
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Hall, Donald W., and Jerry F. Butler. 2009. “Cassius Blue, Tropical Striped Blue Leptotes Cassius (Cramer) (Instecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): EENY460/IN829, 6/2009”. EDIS 2009 (7). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in829-2009.
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EENY-460, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall and Jerry F. Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this beautiful tiny blue butterfly that is locally common throughout peninsular Florida — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, and hosts. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2009.

EENY460/IN829: Cassius Blue, Tropical Striped Blue Leptotes cassius (Cramer) (Instecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) (ufl.edu)

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