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Leptotes cassius
Small white butterfly with gray bands and two orange/blue rimmed black spots along outer margin. Wingspan 15-25 mm; three generations per year.
Gardens, parks, forest margins, beach dunes, nurseries. Host plants: milkpea, leadwort, wild tamarind
4/06/2012: US Fish & Wildlife services listed the Blue Cassius as 'threatened'.
Spotted on Oct 25, 2012
Submitted on Oct 25, 2012
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