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Zizeeria knysna - Sooty blue
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Photo(s): Photos: Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba.
Species details:
| Note: | Photos show the male (left) and the female (right). Underside sandy-grey with fine brown spots. | ||||||||
| Distribution: | The most common and widespread of the small blues, occurring from the Cape Peninsula all the way to southern Europe. | ||||||||
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