---
title: "Azul cebra"
description: "Leptotes plinius — Insectos y arañas. Leptotes plinius, the zebra blue or plumbago blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Sri Lanka, India to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/zebra-blue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Azul cebra

> Leptotes plinius — Insectos y arañas. Leptotes plinius, the zebra blue or plumbago blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Sri Lanka, India to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Leptotes plinius*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8575
- Wikidata: [Q2182311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2182311)
- iNaturalist taxon: [125596](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125596)

## Names

- en: Zebra Blue
- es: Azul cebra
- it: Tarucus plinius

## Countries with the most observations

IN (4595), AU (1599), TW (533), HK (440), TH (226), CN (124), LK (122), PK (63), ID (42), MO (39), VN (37), MM (28)

## Summary

Leptotes plinius, the zebra blue or plumbago blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Sri Lanka, India to Australia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptotes_plinius

## Photo

![Azul cebra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/zebra-blue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Isaiah Findley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157398016

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/zebra-blue?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).