Common Grass-blue by Don

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23-Feb-2017

Common Grass-blue

Zizina labradus – Lycaenidae
Georgetown district, north Queensland, Australia
This plain little blue might be the most widespread of all blues in Australia, being found everywhere from city lawns to desert and tropical grasslands.
The plant is Roly-poly, AKA Prickly Saltwort (Salsola australis), a member of the saltbush family Chenopodiaceae.

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Tom LeRoy		02-May-2021 15:01
A fine image of this little Blue. I am waiting for our Blues to emerge but it is still too cool to for most of the butterflies here. V

Irene Wehrli		09-Apr-2017 13:03
Oh - so beautiful this butterfly, it looks as if it were shining… Irene

Yvonne		09-Apr-2017 10:09
Great shot Don!

Tom Munson		09-Apr-2017 01:35
Beautiful image. Sharp and on this great perch.

Nirvan Hope		09-Apr-2017 01:11
This little blue might be plain and common, but the name Zizina is anything but!

Gill Kopy		09-Apr-2017 01:01
Lovely shot of this little butterfly - it looks similar to a common one we get here ! V

Jim Coffman		08-Apr-2017 19:51
Wonderful image of nature, Don! Very nice work...

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