Butterfly : The Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis annetta from Rejang land Sumatra

The Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis annetta male form from Rejang land Sumatra

The Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis annetta, is a species of blue butterfly found in south Asia. The Lesser Grass Blue is often misidentified as the Common Grass Blue, Zizina labradus[this image taken from near Beliti river at Dusun Baru village,Kotapadang District,Rejang Lebong Regecy

The Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis annetta male form from Rejang land Sumatra

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Zizina
Species:	Z. otis annetta

The Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis annetta male form from Rejang land Sumatra

Image Location: Dusun Baru Village,Kotapadang District, Rejang Lebong Regency References :

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizina_otis
• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/zizina/index.html

Thank to : DANIEL JULIE for helping me identify this butterfly

June 07, 2009