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Azanus
''Azanus'', commonly called babul blues, is a genus of butterflies found in Africa and southwestern Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ....''Azanus'' at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Species Listed alphabetically:References Seitz, A. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Jesous
''Azanus jesous'', the African babul blue or topaz-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in Africa, Egypt, Syria, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ... that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description The male upperside is a paler and much brighter purple than in '' A. ubaldus'', the dark blue tint at the base of the wings is more pronounced. Forewing: without the clothing of specialized hair-like scales so conspicuous in ''A. ubaldus''. Hindwing: with the dark tornal spots very obscure. Forewings and hindwings: with only slender dark anteciliary lines, but no regular brown edging. Underside: dull pale grey. Forewing: costal margin brown, a black white-encircled spot in cell, a dark chestnut-brown streak between vein 12 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Sitalces
''Azanus sitalces'', the large Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It .... The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''Azanus sitalces sitalces'' (Madagascar) *''Azanus sitalces mayotti'' d'Abrera, 1980 (Comoros: Mayotte) References Butterflies described in 1900 Azanus Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale Babul Blue (Azanus Mirza)
''Azanus mirza'', the pale babul blue or mirza blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is in males and in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and March. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' and '' Allophylus'' species. References mirza Mirza may refer to: * Mirza, Kamrup, town in Assam, India * Mirza (name), historical royal title & noble * ''Mirza'', the genus of giant mouse lemur * "Mirza", song by Nino Ferrer * ''Mirza – The Untold Story'', Punjabi action romance film wri ... Butterflies of Africa Lepidoptera of Cape Verde Butterflies described in 1880 {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Natalensis
''Azanus natalensis'', the Natal babul blue or Natal spotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Description and habits The wingspan is 23–27 mm in males and 24–30 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and May. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species. Gallery File:Azanus natalensis-01 (xndr).jpg file:Natal babul blue (Azanus natalensis) underside.jpg, At Queen Elizabeth N. P., Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ... file:Azanus natalensis, Jan Celliers Park.jpg, In South Africa References Butterflies described in 1887 Butterflies of Africa natalensis Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Ubaldus
''Azanus ubaldus'', the bright babul blue, desert babul blue, or velvet-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in India, the Middle East and Africa that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Male upperside brownish purple, dark blue at base of wings. Forewing: costa very narrow along its apical half, termen evenly and a little more broadly from apex to tornus, edged with brown; the area on the disc, in the cell and beyond it is covered with hair-like specialized scales and is distinctly darker. Hindwing: similar, the brown edging to the costa much broader; posteriorly in the tornal area there is a dark spot in interspace 1 and another more clearly defined similar spot in interspace 2, both spots merged more or less into the terminal brown edging. Cilia of both forewings and hindwings white, with their basal halves evenly dark brown. Underside: greyish brown. Forewing: two short white lines, one each side of the discocellulars; a minute black subcostal dot above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Soalalicus
''Azanus soalalicus'', the small Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1900 Azanus Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natal Babul Blue (Azanus Natalensis) Underside
''Azanus natalensis'', the Natal babul blue or Natal spotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Description and habits The wingspan is 23–27 mm in males and 24–30 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and May. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species. Gallery File:Azanus natalensis-01 (xndr).jpg file:Natal babul blue (Azanus natalensis) underside.jpg, At Queen Elizabeth N. P., Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ... file:Azanus natalensis, Jan Celliers Park.jpg, In South Africa References Butterflies described in 1887 Butterflies of Africa natalensis Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Isis
''Azanus isis'', the white-banded babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the tropics and subtropics of sub-Saharan Africa. Range and habitat left, At Niaouli forest in southern Benin It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the DRC, Uganda, Ethiopia, north-western Tanzania and northern Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of forest edges and clearings, woodland and moist savanna. Habits and food plants Adult males mud-puddle, visit carcasses and excrement and settle on sweaty clothing and skin. They are attracted to traps baited with rotting shrimp. The larvae feed on '' Dichrostachys cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
