Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Lantana camara. Wingspan ranges from 15 to 20mm.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Lung Kwu Tan, Fung Yuen, Sha Lo Wan Global Distribution Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

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