Zizula hylax

Zizula hylax

Tiny Grass Blue

(Fabricius, 1775) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
11,648 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
11,919 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
10 specimens

Zizula hylax hylax

4 specimens
Description

Zizula hylax, the tiny grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Lantana sp. Verbenaceae · Lantana
  • Oxalis corniculata Oxalidaceae · Oxalis
  • Oxalis sp. Oxalidaceae · Oxalis
  • Blechum pyramidatum Acanthaceae · Ruellia
  • Chaetacanthus sp. Polynoidae · Chaetacanthus
  • Dicliptera chinensis Acanthaceae · Dicliptera
  • Dyschoriste repens Acanthaceae · Dyschoriste
  • Dyschoriste sp. Acanthaceae · Dyschoriste
  • Justicia sp. Acanthaceae · Justicia
  • Lantana camara Verbenaceae · Lantana
  • Mimosa pudica Fabaceae · Mimosa
  • Phaulopsis sp. Acanthaceae · Phaulopsis

+2 more recorded host plant(s)

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