Biology:Zizina antanossa

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Dark grass blue
Dark grass blue (Zizina antanossa) underside Principe.jpg
in São Tomé and Príncipe
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Zizina
Species:
Z. antanossa
Binomial name
Zizina antanossa
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena antanossa Mabille, 1877
  • Zizera publia Hulstaert, 1924

Zizina antanossa, the dark grass blue or clover blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in all of Africa, including Madagascar and Réunion.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas, with peaks from October to November and from March to April in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Desmodium and Indigofera species.

References

  1. Zizina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3575639 entry