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Lesser Grass Blue
Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
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Habitat:
Range: Native to Asia; introduced to Hawaii.
Conservation:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 verified sightings
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2024
Submitted by: Martin Neil UK
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 26, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 23, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 23, 2023
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Observation date: Mar 31, 2021
Submitted by: Seth Mueller
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Oct 21, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
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Observation date: Dec 14, 2021
Submitted by: vjordan
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 08, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 13, 2013
Submitted by: anitagould
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Jan 22, 2014
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 28, 2014
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 10, 2015
Submitted by: kaylee18
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 11, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 17, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 05, 2018
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 05, 2018
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022
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Observation date: Jan 21, 2022
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022