Zizeeria knysna
In 3 days >90%
Zizeeria knysna, the dark grass blue or African grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula. Sometimes mistakenly called Zizeeria lysimon (Hübner), that species name is invalid as it is preoccupied by Papilio lisimon Stoll, [1790], a butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. The butterfly flies nearly year-round. The larvae feed on Medicago, Melilotus, Acanthyllis, Armeria delicatula, Polygonum equisetiforme, Tribulus terrestris and Oxalis.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 5 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 9 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report an African Grass Blue sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 308 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to June
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report an African Grass Blue in Lusaka on a given day, against about 60% in November and December, the lowest months. Those are among Lusaka's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Grass Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 16 cities where we can rate African Grass Blue sightings, Lusaka has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come Kigali (Rwanda, about 50%) and Antananarivo (Madagascar, about 40%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the African Grass Blue that you can see in Lusaka (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lemolea Harvester (about 60%), Geranium Bronze (about 60%) and Tiny Grass Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Grass Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (308 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
