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Common Blue Butterfly / Te pūrerehua kikorangi e kitea nuitia ana Zizina otis labradus (female)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Lycaenidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrerehua iti, 17–27 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi
Size range
- Small butterfly 17–27mm
Te Tītaringa
- Kei ngā tōpito katoa o te tuakoi tonga.
- Tērā tētahi uri tata, a Zizina oxleyi Felder & Felder, i te taha rāwhiti o Te Waipounamu.
Distribution
- Widespread in southern hemisphere.
- A similar species, Zizina oxleyi Felder & Felder in eastern South Island
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i ngā whenua pātītī, i ngā wāhi umaraha whai kirikiri, whai onepū rānei
- He kākāriki te anuhe, he rite ki te hātaretare te āhua. Kai ai ia i ngā tipu iti o te whānau pī, pērā i te clover, te trefoil me te vetch.
Life history
- Found in grassland, open spaces with gravel or sand
- Green slug–like caterpillar feeds on small leguminous plants– clover, trefoil, vetch