| Zizina antanossa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Zizina |
| Species: | Z. antanossa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)[1] |
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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.[2]
The larvae feed on Desmodium incanum and Indigofera species.