Zizeeria
Encyclopedia
Zizeeria, commonly called grass blues, is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
, found in Africa
and Asia
.
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
, found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Species
List of species classified under the genus:- Zizeeria karsandraZizeeria karsandraDark Grass Blue is a small butterfly found in the Southern Mediterranean, in a broad band to India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia...
(Moore, 1865) – Dark Grass Blue - Zizeeria knysnaZizeeria knysnaThe Dark Grass Blue or African Grass Blue , is a species of blue butterfly found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula....
(Trimen, 1862) – African Grass Blue, Sooty Blue