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Common Grass Blue
Zizina otis ssp. labradus
-37.8756, 145.351
Field Notes
Description:
A small butterfly with fawn coloured wings with iridescent blue tones near the wing bases. The wings which looked fragile could have had a span of about 15 mm.
Habitat:
Spotted flying close to the ground over open grass land. Several species of plants were seen around including wood sorrel (one of the species on which the larvae of this butterfly feed)
Notes:
Previously identified as Z.hylax which apparently is not seen this far South. My thanks to pewin for confirming the ID.
Reference Links:
Zizina otis labradus (Godart, 1824), Common Grass-blue
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 11, 2017
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