Pale grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Pseudozizeeria (?) maha (?)

Adult Pale Grass Blue (subspecies P. m. maha) at Bishan Park, Singapore - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Pseudozizeeria maha maha
Weight: ?  /  Length: ?  /  Wingspan: 2-2.5cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

The Pale Grass Blue is a recent arrival to Singapore; it was only first recorded there in 2001 and likely arrived with some human assistance, whether intentional or accidentally on some imported plants.  It seems to have found itself a good environment as it is now considered a fairly common species - given that I mostly saw is fluttering around close cut grass in parkland, a niche in ample supply in Singapore, it's probably there to stay for the forseeable future.

Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Psuedozizeeria
SUBSPECIES: P. m. maha, P. m. ossa, P. m. okinawana, P. m. diluta, P. m. saishutonis, P. m. argia

 - Sighting Locations -

SINGAPORE - Common resident

 - MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: Several seen at Bishan Park

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto