Zizeeria knysna
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The Dark Grass Blue or African Grass Blue (Zizeeria 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.[2]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females.[3] The butterfly flies nearly year round.
The larvae feed on Medicago, Melilotus, Acanthyllis, Armeria delicatula, Polygonum equisetiforme, Tribulus terrestris and Oxalis.
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- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
- ↑ Williams, M.Afrotropical Butterflies
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
External links
- Photos preimaginal stages of Zizeeria knysna
- Photos of butterflies of Spain
- Butterflies of Europe
- Zizeeria at Funet.fi
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