Pale Grass Blue Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Pseudozizeeria maha
Family : Lycaenidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Shrubs,Grassland
Description : Male:
Upper side: Silvery light blue with a satiny sheen in certain lights. Forewing has fuscous black apical half of costa and terminal margin, bounded outwardly by a faint anteciliary black line. Hindwing shows fuscous black costa and narrower termen, with a diffuse subterminal series of darker spots.
Underside: Brownish grey. Both wings have black spots, lunules, and series of spots with narrow white edging. Posterior spots may be paired. Additional lines of dusky spots and anteciliary black lines present. Cilia whitey brown.
Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown. Thorax and abdomen may have light blue pubescence on the upper side. Beneath: palpi, thorax, and abdomen white.
Female:
Upper side: Brownish black with slightly suffused light blue basal halves. Anteciliary black lines on both wings, and faint subterminal series of spots on hindwing.
Underside: Similar but darker ground color, larger and clearer markings. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen as in male, no blue pubescence on upper side.
Male (wet-season):
Upper side: Pale bluish grey with
Upper side: Silvery light blue with a satiny sheen in certain lights. Forewing has fuscous black apical half of costa and terminal margin, bounded outwardly by a faint anteciliary black line. Hindwing shows fuscous black costa and narrower termen, with a diffuse subterminal series of darker spots.
Underside: Brownish grey. Both wings have black spots, lunules, and series of spots with narrow white edging. Posterior spots may be paired. Additional lines of dusky spots and anteciliary black lines present. Cilia whitey brown.
Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown. Thorax and abdomen may have light blue pubescence on the upper side. Beneath: palpi, thorax, and abdomen white.
Female:
Upper side: Brownish black with slightly suffused light blue basal halves. Anteciliary black lines on both wings, and faint subterminal series of spots on hindwing.
Underside: Similar but darker ground color, larger and clearer markings. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen as in male, no blue pubescence on upper side.
Male (wet-season):
Upper side: Pale bluish grey with
Distribution in Bangladesh
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Jamides alecto
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Arhopala amantes
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Loxura atymnus
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Tajuria cippus
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Anthene emolus
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Cheritra freja
(Common Imperial)
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description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.archive.orgphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.archive.orgphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.