"Clover blue" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Zizina labradus.
Dark grass blue
in São Tomé and Príncipe
Scientific classification
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.
^Zizina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^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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