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title: "Zizeeria otis"
description: "Zizina otis — Insecten en spinnen. Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lesser-grass-blue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zizeeria otis

> Zizina otis — Insecten en spinnen. Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Zizina otis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 39736
- Wikidata: [Q3595459](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3595459)
- iNaturalist taxon: [125537](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125537)

## Names

- en: Lesser Grass Blue
- nl: Zizeeria otis

## Countries with the most observations

AU (17977), IN (4362), SG (2518), NZ (1503), HK (1258), MY (984), TW (890), MV (784), ID (757), US (666), PH (500), TH (405)

## Summary

Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as Zizina labradus, the common grass blue.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizina_otis

## Photo

![Zizeeria otis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-grass-blue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Graham · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158463255

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-grass-blue?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).