Zizina otis
Common Grass-Blue at McKellar, ACT
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| Zizina otis | SuziBond | 28 Oct 2021 |
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Found on the lawn.
2 comments
31 Oct 2021
Hi Suzi,
I'm not saying your confirmation is wrong, but Wikipedia states that the Zizina labradus is misidentified as otis. It also says that otis does not live in Australia.
How does Canberra Nature Map refute this?
Thanks, Birdy
I'm not saying your confirmation is wrong, but Wikipedia states that the Zizina labradus is misidentified as otis. It also says that otis does not live in Australia.
How does Canberra Nature Map refute this?
Thanks, Birdy
2 Nov 2021
Hi Birdy, Zizina labradus is the old scientific name for this butterfly, it has been updated to Zizina otis. A good authority to check current scientific names is the online Australian Faunal Directory because other sources like WIkipedia can sometimes be out of date. Cheers Suzi
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Amata Recorded by
- Grass sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Amata Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zizina otis Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Zizina labradus
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