Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) - Lesser Grass Blue

Subspecies in India

(1) Zizina otis otis (Fabricius, 1787) – Oriental Lesser Grass Blue
(2) Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874) – Indian Lesser 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

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT15
Andhra Pradesh2223244
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1111121321
Bihar1
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh314412337194
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi111
Goa1
Gujarat18756119129833
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand1
Karnataka975277898271226
Kerala2615114111713
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh21321
Maharashtra1587344137131630
Manipur
Meghalaya11
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha11
Puducherry UT
Punjab1
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu31124
Tripura111
Uttar Pradesh311312
Uttarakhand1111
West Bengal11221121
Total644123172625473540708291
Amaranthus viridis (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Amaranthaceae). Alysicarpus vaginalis (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Desmodium heterophyllum (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Desmodium triflorum (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Sesbania bispinosa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Zornia diphylla (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957), Zornia gibbosa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Zornia reticulata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). 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.

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) – Lesser 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/zizina-otis, accessed 2023/05/28.