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Black-bordered Babul Blue
Azanus moriqua
Azanus moriqua, the black-bordered babul blue or thorn-tree blue, 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.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 361881.