Lesser Grass Blue Butterfly

Description:

Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787), the Lesser Grass Blue or Clover Blue, is a species of blue butterfly found in south Asia. The Lesser Grass Blue is often misidentified as the Common Grass Blue, Zizina labradus. Zizina otis otis (Fabricius, 1787), is the occurring ssp in the Philippines – Bohol, Cebu, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan. Recorded hostplants: Alysicarpus vaginalis, Desmodium triflorum, Mimosa pudica (Sensitive plant/Makahiya plant), Zornia diphylla (all Papilionaceae).

Habitat:

Backyard, spotted on a bromeliad leaf.

Notes:

Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil... http://www.samuibutterflies.com/insects/... http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/spec.... Identification key: http://www.flutters.org/home/photogaller....