Leptotes marina
Introduction '''''Leptotes marina''''', the '''marine blue''' or '''striped blue''', is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and Central America.
Description The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the north and all year round in south. Its habitats include weedy, open sites and deserts.Marine blue (Leptotes marina).jpg|Leptotes marina-ventral.jpg|at Montebello, California
Ecology The larvae feed on ''Astragalus'', ''Amorpha californica'', ''Acacia greggii'', ''Dalea purpurea'', ''Dolichos lablab'', ''Galactia'', ''Glycyrrhiza lepidota'', ''Prosopis glandulosa'', ''Lysiloma thornberi'', ''Lathyrus odoratus'', ''Medicago sativa'', ''Lotus scoparius dendroides'', ''Phaseolus'', ''Wisteria sinensis'' and ''Plumbago''.Larvae are also associated with introduced ''Iridomyrmex humilis'' (Argentine ants).
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