Woodlands Historic Park Insects

Grass Blue Butterfly (Zizina otis labradus) at Woodlands Historic Park
Grass Blue Butterfly (Zizina otis labradus) feeding on a flower of Sticky Everlasting.
Grass Blue Butterfly (Zizina otis labradus) underside of wings at Woodlands Historic Park
Grass Blue Butterfly showing underside of wings. Photo by Andrew Allen.

Wingspan: 20 to 23 mm

This small butterfly is very common in the park. The larva feed on various plants in the pea family, the most common in the park being the introduced clovers.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Lepidoptera - Moths and Butterflies, 10855 named species in Australia
Family LYCAENIDAE - Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks, 157 species in Australia
Genus Zizina (1 Species and 3 sub-species in Australia)
Species Zizina otis labradus