- Zizeeria knysna
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Dark Grass Blue Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Zizeeria Species: Z. knysna Binomial name Zizeeria knysna
(Trimen 1862)Synonyms - Lycaena knysna
- Papilio lysimon
- Zizera lysimon
- Zizeeria lysimon
The Dark Grass Blue or African Grass Blue (Zizeera knysna), is a species of blue butterfly found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula.
Sometimes mistakenly called Zizeeria lysimon (Hübner), that species name is invalid as it is preoccupied by Papilio lisimon Stoll, [1790], a butterfly in the family Riodinidae[1].
The wingspan is 18-23 mm for males and 21-26 mm for females.[2] The butterfly flies nearly year round.
The larvae feed on Medicago, Melilotus, Acanthyllis, Armeria delicatula, Polygonum equisetiforme, Tribulus terrestris and Oxalis.
External links
- Butterflies of Europe
- Zizeeria at Funet.fi
References
- ^ Williams, M.Afrotropical Butterflies
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
See also
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