Lesser Grass Blue Butterfly (Zizina otis)

This butterfly is classified in the Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis)) that has formed part of the family Lycaenidae. The male has a violet upperside, a violet forewing with brown edging, and a violet hindwing with a brown edging of varying length. The wings have black spots, some of which have slight white edging. The tail is black with a white tip. The underside of the wings is white or brownish grey, the markings prominent or very faint. The antennae are black with white speckling on the shafts. The body is brown with a purple flush on fresh specimens. This butterfly is often seen in the grass, flying and standing on twigs with its wings closed. To shoot this butterfly, I had to go to manual focus and auto focus in order to get details of its appearances.