Pale grass blue

Pseudozizeeria maha

"Pseudozizeeria maha", the pale grass blue, is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Naming

The subspecies of "Pseudozizeeria maha" are-

⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha maha" Kollar, 1844 – Pakistan, north and northeast India, Indochina
⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha ossa" Swinhoe, 1885 – south India
⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha okinawana" – Okinawa
⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha diluta" – Yunnan
⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha saishutonis" – Korea
⤷  "Pseudozizeeria maha argia" – Japan
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Food

The eggs are laid on the host plants and the larvae hatch to feed on them. The plants include members of the Oxalidaceae including "Oxalis corniculata", some Leguminosae and Acanthaceae.
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Cultural

The album "Dark Sky Island" by Enya features a bonus track entitled "Pale Grass Blue".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusPseudozizeeria
SpeciesP. maha
Photographed in
Indonesia
South Korea
Malaysia