Azanus

Azanus
Azanus jesous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Azanus Moore, [1881]
Synonyms
Azanisis Kemal, 2004

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 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

1. Azanus, at funet.fi
2. Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73