Zizina antanossa

Dark grass blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Zizina
Species:	Z. antanossa
Binomial name
	Zizina antanossa; (Mabille, 1877)
Synonyms
	Lycaena antanossa Mabille, 1877; Zizera publia Hulstaert, 1924;

Zizina antanossa, the dark grass blue or clover blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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 incanum and Indigofera species.

References

^ Zizina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

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[1] Zizina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[2] Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

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