Zizeeria knysna (Sooty
blue)
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Tribe: Polyommatini > Genus: Zizeeria
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Zizeeria knysna (Sooty
blue) male, Burman Bush. [photo
Steve Woodhall ©] |
Zizeeria knysna (Sooty
blue), Burman Bush. [photo
Steve Woodhall ©] |
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Zizeeria knysna (Sooty
blue), Brits, Northwest Province, South Africa, October 2011. Right: mating
pair. [photos Mike Nyenes
©] |
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