Azanus moriqua
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| Black-bordered babul blue | |
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| File:Azanus moriqua, Skeerpoort, a.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Azanus |
| Species: | A. moriqua
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| Binomial name | |
| Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
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Azanus moriqua, the black-bordered babul blue or thorn-tree blue,[2] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 19–24 mm in males and 19–25 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and May.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species.[2]
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