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Lesser grass blue [Zizina Otis]

Flora & Fauna

The Lesser grass blue has a wingspan of 22-27 mm. It flies close to the ground and is commonly seen in flowers. It is often misidentified as the Common grass blue (Zizina labradus).

Collection:
Nature Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0383/0021
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Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.

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