Tiny Grass Blue

Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Tiny Grass Blue
Latin Name
𝘡đ˜Ēđ˜ģđ˜ļ𝘭đ˜ĸ 𝘩đ˜ē𝘭đ˜ĸ𝘹
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 𝘓đ˜ĸđ˜¯đ˜ĩđ˜ĸđ˜¯đ˜ĸ 𝘤đ˜ĸ𝘮đ˜ĸđ˜ŗđ˜ĸ.

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