ヤマトシジミ

noun

pale grass blue; Pseudozizeeria maha

A small, pale blue gossamer-winged butterfly common in grassy areas across Japan. The name is usually written in katakana.

• 春はるになると、公こう園えんでヤマトシジミが飛とび回まわるのを見みかけます。

  In spring, you can see pale grass blues fluttering around the park.

• ヤマトシジミの幼よう虫ちゅうはカタバミを食たべる。

  The larvae of the pale grass blue feed on wood sorrel.