Lesser grass blue
Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
12.8527, 77.6662
Field Notes
Description:
Wing Length: ~0.6cm
Season : Winter season
Time : 11:45am 22Dec2021
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Juvenile/Adolescent/Adult?
Observations :
a. Very tiny butterfly.
b. Eye spots are located in different places with varying sizes and shapes. (Refer pic3 although it is not clear one can make out the difference between left and right wings).
c. Wings must be blackish (observed when it was flying but couldn't capture).
Habitat:
Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.
Notes:
It might be female Tiny grass blue (Zizula hylax)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizula_hylax
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/448431113
Reference Links:
Zizina otis - Wikipedia
Species ID Suggestions
Lesser grass blue
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