Bug FAQPale Grass Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Lycaenidae
The pale grass blue is a small lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia. Males have a silvery light-blue upperside with a satiny sheen, and the forewing edges show narrow dark margins. Eggs are laid on host plants such as Oxalis, some legumes and Acanthaceae, and the larvae feed on those plants after hatching.
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How to recognize it
Males display a silvery light-blue upperside with a satiny sheen in certain lights. The forewing’s outer half of the leading edge and the wing margin have narrow dark (fuscous black) bands edged outwardly by a faint black line.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on the host plants where the eggs are laid. Host plants include Oxalis species, some legumes and members of the Acanthaceae family.
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Life cycle
Eggs are deposited on host plants and hatch into larvae that feed on those plants.
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Where it comes from
It is a small butterfly native to South Asia and belongs to the blues family (Lycaenidae).
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More photos
Same family (Lycaenidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudozizeeria_maha
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