Azanus
Azanus, commonly called Babul Blues, is a genus of butterflies found in Africa and southwestern Asia.[1]
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1][2]
- Azanus isis (Drury, 1773)
- Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) – African Babul Blue or Topaz-spotted Blue
- Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880) – Pale Babul Blue or Mirza Blue
- Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) – Black-bordered Babul Blue or Thorn-tree Blue
- Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) – Natal Babul Blue or Natal Spotted Blue
- Azanus occidentalis Butler, 1887 – Western Babul Blue
- Azanus sitalces (Mabille, 1899) – Large Madagascar Babul Blue
- Azanus soalalicus (Karsch, 1900) – Small Madagascar Babul Blue
- Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782]) – Bright Babul Blue, Desert Babul Blue, or Velvet-spotted Blue
- Azanus uranus Butler, 1886 – Indian Babul Blue or Dull Babul Blue
- Azanus urios Riley & Godfrey, 1921 – Siam Babul Blue
References
- ^ a b Azanus, at funet.fi
- ^ Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.