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Azanus mirza (Pale Babul Blue)

Synonyms: Azanus mirzaellus; Azanus occidentalis; Lycaena mirza (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pale Babul Blue or Mirza Blue, 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 millimetres (0.83–0.98 in) in females. Flight period is year-round but mainly between September and March. The larvae feed on Acacia and Allophylus species.
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Infraspecies

Azanus mirza deficiens
Azanus mirza mirza
Azanus mirza ornata

Prey / Diet

Dichrostachys cinerea (aroma)[1]
Vachellia nilotica (Gum Arabic Tree)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0