Zizula
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Zizula, commonly called grass blues, is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
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Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
- Zizula cynaZizula cynaThe Cyna Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from southern Texas, south through Mexico, Central America and South America to Argentina. Strays can be found up to northern Texas, southern Arizona and Kansas. They are usually found in subtropical areas and deserts.The wingspan...
(Edwards, 1881) – Tiny Blue, Cyna Blue- = Lycaena tulliola Godman & Salvin, 1887
- = Lycaena mela Strecker, 1900
- Zizula hylaxZizula hylaxThe Gaika Blue or Tiny Grass Blue is a species of blue butterfly.-Description:Male Upperside: dull violet-blue, which changes to a brighter tint of violet in certain lights...
(Fabricius, 1775) – Little Grass Blue- =Zizula gaika, originally Lycaena gaika (Trimen, 1862) – South Africa
- =Lycaena mylica Guenée, 1863 - Réunion
- =Lycaena cleodora Walker, 1870 - Egypt
- =Lycaena perparva Saalmüller, 1884 - Madagascar
Subspecies
- Zizula hylax attenuata (Lucas, 1890) - Australia
- Zizula hylax dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915) - Dampier Is.
- Zizula hylax hylax (Fabricius, 1775) - India, "Tranquebar"
- Zizula hylax pygmea (Snellen, 1876) - Java – Pygmy Grass Blue