Zizula hylax pygmaea
Snellen 1876 - Tiny Grass Blue
This is the smallest butterfly in Thailand.
It is to be found in fields and roadside verges.
Flight Period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Wingspan
11 - 15mm
Early Stages
Detailed life history information is available from the following resources. S Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume2, Page 563.
Larval Foodplant
Hygrophila erecta, Ruellia tuberosa (both Acanthaceae) and Clerodendrum incisum (Labiatae)
Range
Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Another subspecies may be found from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and the rest of Thailand trough to Indo-China.