Sooty Blue
Resident, common throughout Africa. Flies in summer months.
Family Name:
Zizeeria Knysna
Common Name:
Sooty Blue
Identification:
Wingspan 18-26 mm. Female darker than male, with less blue.
Behaviour:
Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight low across lawns and short grass. Never far from one of its foodplants.
Larval foodplants:
Tribulus terrestris, Zornia capensis, Oxalis corniculata
Sooty Blue
Family Name: Zizeeria KnysnaCommon Name: Sooty Blue
Wingspan 18-26 mm. Female darker than male, with less blue. Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight low across lawns and short grass. Never far from one of its foodplants. Tribulus terrestris, Zornia capensis, Oxalis corniculata
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