Zizeeria knysna

Zizeeria knysna

African Grass Blue

(Trimen, 1862) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
18,810 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
8,730 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
15 specimens
Description

Zizeeria knysna, the dark grass blue or African grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Legacy synonyms
zizeera knysna
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae · Amaranthus
  • Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae · Euphorbia
  • Glycine max Fabaceae · Glycine
  • Medicago sativa Fabaceae · Medicago
  • Medicago sp. Fabaceae · Medicago
  • Oxalis sp. Oxalidaceae · Oxalis
  • Tribulus sp. Zygophyllaceae · Tribulus
  • Zornia sp. Fabaceae · Zornia
  • Amaranthus gracilis Amaranthaceae · Amaranthus
  • Cajanus sp. Fabaceae · Cajanus
  • Chenopodium sp. Amaranthaceae · Chenopodium
  • Lotus sp. Fabaceae · Lotus

+6 more recorded host plant(s)

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