Zizina otis

Common Grass-Blue at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG)

Zizina otis at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024
Zizina otis at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Zizina otis 8 Apr 2024 SuziBond
Zizina otis 28 Mar 2024 CarbonAI
Zizina otis 28 Mar 2024 kasiaaus

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Pollinator Survey at Dawn Crescent Grassland

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Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Bibionomorpha (infraorder) (Unidentified Gnat, Gall Midge or March Fly) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Chalcididae (family) (Unidentified chalcid wasp) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Thysanoptera (order) (Thrips) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Lawson, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Dowdy Plume Moth) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Muscoidea (super family) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by MaryLyons
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 8 Feb 2024 by EmmaCollins
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Lawson, ACT - 1 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Automolius sp. (genus) (Scarab or Chafer beetle) at Dawn Crescent Grassland (DCG) - 21 Nov 2023 by mikekl23
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Lawson, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus

Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 27 Mar 2024 02:33 PM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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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