Indian Tiny Grass Blue
Zizula hylax hylax (Fabricius, 1775) Malayalam Name : ചിന്ന പുൽ നീലി Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyomatinae DISTRIBUTION Indo-Malayan realm. STATUS: Less Common HABITAT: HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Wing Span: SIMILAR SPECIES The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as Zizina labradus, the common grass blue. LARVAL HOST PLANTS Food plants include various members of the family Acanthaceae. Species noted include Hygrophila auriculata and Phaulopsis dorsiflora. MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS & iFoundbutterfly.org കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ