Azanus jesous

Azanus jesous

African Babul Blue

(Guérin-Méneville, 1847) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Not Applicable (NA) IUCN
GBIF observations
6,039 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
2,167 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
4 specimens
Description

Azanus jesous, the African babul blue or topaz-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in Africa, Egypt, Syria, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Acacia sp. Fabaceae · Acacia
  • Medicago sp. Fabaceae · Medicago
  • Dichrostachys sp. Fabaceae · Dichrostachys
  • Entada sp. Fabaceae · Entada
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