Zizula hylax (Fabricius) - Gaika blue

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Zizula hylax

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo.

Species details:

Note: Flies mainly in the warmer months but throuhout the year where conditions permit.
Distribution: Widespread in Southen Africa except the Karoo.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
AcanthaceaeDyschoriste
AcanthaceaeJusticia
Larval food (by plant species):
AcanthaceaeChaetacanthus setiger
AcanthaceaePhaulopsis imbricata subsp. imbricata
AcanthaceaeRuellia patula
OxalidaceaeOxalis corniculata

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Zizula hylax .
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400520, retrieved 24 May 2013

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