 The
male of the Gram Blue is light purple whilst the female is rather heavily
black-dusted with the wing bases pale shining blue. The underside is pale
buff, with the usual lycaenine markings as spots and striae. The spots
in the costal and basal areas of the hindwing are black and very distinct.
The black submarginal spots near the tails are edged with metallic green
scaling and inwardly crowned with orange. The species also possesses
a pair of string-like tails.
The species is common in localised
areas where its food plant can be found. The host plant is a creeper-like
"pea plant" with three leaves on a node. The plant has yellow flowers
and pea-like processes on which the female is often observed laying her
eggs. The Gram Blue prefers open areas flying low on grassy waste
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