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Cupido publia

Synonyms: Zizera publia

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dark Grass Blue or Clover Blue (Zizina antanossa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in all of Africa, including Madagascar and Réunion. The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warm areas, with peaks from October to November and from March to April in southern Africa. The larvae feed on Desmodium incanum and Indigofera species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0