Subspecies in India
(1) Pseudozizeeria maha maha (Kollar, [1844])– Himalayan Pale Grass Blue
(2) Pseudozizeeria maha ossa (Swinhoe, 1885) – Dakhan Pale Grass Blue
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Assam | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 13 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tripura | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Uttarakhand | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| West Bengal | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 31 | 71 | 74 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 84 | 74 | 33 | 36 |
Nelsonia canescens (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Strobilanthes (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Acanthaceae). Tephrosia purpurea (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Tephrosia subtriflora (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Fabaceae). Oxalis corniculata (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Oxalidaceae). Tribulus terrestris (Robinson et al. 2010) (Zygophyllaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, [1844]) – Pale Grass Blue. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/index.php/pseudozizeeria-maha, accessed 2025/10/28.