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title: "Klein tijgerblauwtje"
description: "Leptotes pirithous — Insecten en spinnen. Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lang-s-short-tailed-blue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Klein tijgerblauwtje

> Leptotes pirithous — Insecten en spinnen. Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

- Scientific name: *Leptotes pirithous*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14129
- Wikidata: [Q1303045](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1303045)
- iNaturalist taxon: [209691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209691)

## Names

- en: Lang's Short-tailed Blue
- de: Kleiner Wanderbläuling
- es: Gris estriada
- fr: Azuré de la luzerne
- nl: Klein tijgerblauwtje
- pl: Modrogończyk wędrowiec

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4624), PT (2745), IT (1888), FR (1518), IL (532), GR (522), TR (178), HR (153), MA (139), BG (134), RE (95), DZ (81)

## Summary

Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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

## Photo

![Klein tijgerblauwtje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lang-s-short-tailed-blue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235206001

## Machine access

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