Tiny Grass Blue
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Tiny Grass Blue
Latin Name
๐ก๐ช๐ป๐ถ๐ญ๐ข ๐ฉ๐บ๐ญ๐ข๐น
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Lycaenidae
Habitats
Woodland
Village
Former Farmland
Features
On the upperwings, the male is almost covered with metallic purple-blue, with black borders, whereas the female is almost covered with black-brown. On the underwings, both sexes are greyish white, feature several dark brown spots. In particular, there is a V-shaped spot near the apex of each forewing.
Behaviour
Caterpillars feed on host plant ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ข.
Fun Fact
Note
Reference
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- AFCD (2021). Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub. https://bih.gov.hk/en/species-database/species-information/index.html?id=4525
- Pun, S. F. (2024). Fung Yuen Eco Series - Hong Kong Butterfly Identification Guide (1st ed.). Hong Kong: Environmental Assoication Ltd., Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve.



