| Pale Babul Blue | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Azanus |
| Species: | A. mirza |
| Binomial name | |
| Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) |
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The Pale Babul Blue or Mirza Blue[1] (Azanus mirza) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is 20–25 mm in males and 21–25 mm in females. Flight period is year-round but mainly between September and March.[1]
The larvae feed on Acacia and Allophylus species.[1]