Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Zizeeria maha Pale Grass Blue
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Other Name(s):	Pseudozizeeria maha
Description:	Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. They occur throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Zhejian, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, India

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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.

Young, J.J., Yiu, V., 2003. Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.

Chou, I. 1994. Monographia Phopalocerorum Sinensium. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.