Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848)

Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848)

Pseudozizeeria maha, the pale grass blue, is a small South Asian blue butterfly that feeds on specific host plant families as larvae.

Family
Genus
Pseudozizeeria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848)

Pseudozizeeria maha, commonly known as the pale grass blue, is a small butterfly in the lycaenids (blues) butterfly family. It is found in South Asia, and was first officially described by Vincenz Kollar in 1848. Female pale grass blues lay their eggs directly on host food plants. After hatching, the larvae of this butterfly feed on these host plants. Known host plants belong to three plant families: Oxalidaceae (including Oxalis corniculata), Leguminosae, and Acanthaceae.

Photo: (c) Sterling Sheehy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sterling Sheehy · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Pseudozizeeria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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