Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Zizina otis otis Lesser Grass Blue
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Zornia diphylla and Desmodium triflorum. Wingspan ranges from 20 to 25mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year except February.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Taiwan, India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.