📸 PhotoPhoto: Laitche · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Source
Pale grass blue
Pseudozizeeria maha (Pale grass blue · ヤマトシジミ)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A maximum wingspan of 2.8 cm is similar in size to the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (2.65 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It can easily be seen in urban parks and is especially abundant in autumn (National List of Species of Korea).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The pale grass blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae commonly living from central Korea southward and easily observed even in urban parks. Globally, it is distributed in Japan, China, Taiwan, Tibet, India, and Iran.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
The upper side of the male's wings is whitish blue with broad blackish-brown borders. The female's upper side is blackish brown, with bluish white at the base in spring and autumn forms. The underside is grayish white with rows of small dots, and there are no tail-like projections.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It produces 3–4 generations a year, appearing from April to November, and is strongly dispersive. Individuals are abundant in autumn, and it overwinters as a larva.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It commonly inhabits central and southern Korea (National List of Species of Korea).
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 9DLJD
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000120295 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000120295
- • wikidata.org — Q919575
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Pale Grass Blue October 2007.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Lycaena phlaeas)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.