Zizeeria knysna (Trimen) - Sooty blue

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Zizeeria knysna
Zizeeria knysna

Photo(s): Photos: Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba.

Species details:

Note: Photos show the male (left) and the female (right). Underside sandy-grey with fine brown spots.
Distribution: The most common and widespread of the small blues, occurring from the Cape Peninsula all the way to southern Europe.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia
Larval food (by plant species):
AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus deflexus
AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus viridis
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeZornia milneana
OxalidaceaeOxalis corniculata
ZygophyllaceaeTribulus terrestris

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Butterfly species: Zizeeria knysna .
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400420, retrieved 23 May 2013

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