Zizeeria
Grass Blues
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Zizeeria karsandra
- Zizeeria knysna
Introduction
A small genus of two widespread species. Z. knysna is mainly African (extending to southern Spain and Arabia), while Z. karsandra ranges from the Arabian peninsula (where the two overlap) to Australia. Later instar larvae are facultatively attended by ants (Ackery et al. 1995).References
Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Corbet, A. S., Pendlebury, H. M. & Eliot, J. N. 1992 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society.
Larsen, T. B. 1991 The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history. Oxford, U. K.: Oxford University Press.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
Vane-Wright, R. I. & de Jong, R. 2003 The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Zizeeria karsandra |
|---|---|
| Location | Thailand: Chiang Mai |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | John Moore |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Copyright |
© John Moore
|
| Scientific Name | Zizeeria knysna |
|---|---|
| Location | Nigeria: Port Harcourt |
| Acknowledgements | reproduced with permission, June 2009 |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Dirk Motshagen |
| Sex | mating pair |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Copyright | © 2009 Dirk Motshagen |
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