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Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
Sighting 3870858

Zizina otis

Common Grass-Blue at Bonython, ACT

Zizina otis at Bonython, ACT - 9 Nov 2018
Zizina otis at Bonython, ACT - 9 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Zizina otis 11 Nov 2018 SuziBond
Zizina otis 9 Nov 2018 RodDeb

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Neolucia agricola (Fringed Heath-blue) at Bonython, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by MatthewFrawley
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Bonython, ACT - 3 Nov 2018 by MatthewFrawley
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Greenway, ACT - 3 Nov 2018 by MatthewFrawley
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Bonython, ACT - 14 Aug 2018 by michaelb
Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Bonython, ACT - 14 Aug 2018 by michaelb
Grevillea lanigera (Woolly Grevillea) at Greenway, ACT - 17 Jul 2018 by michaelb
Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Greenway, ACT - 17 Jul 2018 by michaelb
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at Greenway, ACT - 18 Dec 2017 by michaelb
Diphlebia nymphoides (Arrowhead Rockmaster) at Bonython, ACT - 29 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) at Greenway, ACT - 29 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Dichromodes atrosignata (Black-signed Heath Moth ) at Greenway, ACT - 21 Oct 2017 by michaelb
Trichoptera (order) (Unidentified Caddisfly) at Greenway, ACT - 15 Oct 2017 by michaelb
Asperula ambleia (Stiff Woodruff) at Greenway, ACT - 15 Oct 2017 by michaelb
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) at Bonython, ACT - 12 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Bonython, ACT - 3 Sep 2016 by Darren
Chenopodium album (Fat Hen) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Veronica perfoliata (Digger's Speedwell) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Bonython, ACT - 13 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Bonython, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Phebalium squamulosum subsp. ozothamnoides (Alpine Phebalium, Scaly Phebalium) at Bonython, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana (River She-Oak, River Oak) at Bonython, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Hakea microcarpa (Small-fruit Hakea) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Discaria pubescens (Australian Anchor Plant) at Greenway, ACT - 13 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Greenway, ACT - 26 Sep 2014 by galah681
Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses) at Bonython, ACT - 21 May 2007 by michaelb
Panicum effusum (Hairy Panic Grass) at Bonython, ACT - 16 Feb 2007 by michaelb
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Bonython, ACT - 16 Feb 2007 by michaelb
Digitaria brownii (Cotton Panic Grass) at Bonython, ACT - 16 Feb 2007 by michaelb
Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla (Blue-leaved Snow-grass) at Bonython, ACT - 15 Feb 2007 by michaelb
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Bonython, ACT - 5 Jan 2007 by michaelb

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 9 Nov 2018 11:50 AM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Zizina otis Scientific name
  • Common Grass-Blue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1694.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 768 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Zizina labradus

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