Azanus moriqua
Black-bordered babul blue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Azanus |
Species: | A. moriqua |
Binomial name | |
Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)[1] | |
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Azanus moriqua, the black-bordered babul blue or thorn-tree blue,[2] is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is 19–24 mm in males and 19–25 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and May.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species.[2]
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