African Grass Blue vs Samoan Swallowtail

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	African Grass Blue	Samoan Swallowtail
Scientific Name	Zizeeria knysna	Papilio godeffroyi
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae	Papilionidae
Size	16-22 mm wingspan	70-90 mm wingspan
Habitat	Parks	Forests
Diet	Nectar Feeders	Nectar Feeders
Regions	Africa, Southern Europe, South Asia	Oceania (Samoa)
Conservation	Least Concern	Endangered

African Grass Blue

Tiny blue butterfly with spotted gray-brown undersides. One of the smallest butterflies in Africa.

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Did You Know?

With a wingspan under two centimetres, it is among the tiniest butterflies in the world.

Samoan Swallowtail

A rare and beautiful swallowtail butterfly endemic to Samoa. It has dark wings with pale markings and is found in native forest. It is considered one of the rarest butterflies in the Pacific Islands.

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Did You Know?

This is one of the most isolated swallowtail butterflies in the world, found only on the small islands of Samoa far from any other Papilio population.