Zizina antanossa

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.

"Clover blue" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Zizina labradus.

Dark grass blue
Scientific classification
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

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.


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