| Azanus isis | |
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| Niaouli forest in southern Benin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Azanus |
| Species: | A. isis |
| Binomial name | |
| Azanus isis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Azanus isis, the white-banded babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the tropics and subtropics of sub-Saharan Africa.
It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the DRC, Uganda, Ethiopia, north-western Tanzania and northern Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of forest edges and clearings, woodland and moist savanna.
Adult males mud-puddle, visit carcasses and excrement and settle on sweaty clothing and skin. They are attracted to traps baited with rotting shrimp. The larvae feed on Dichrostachys cinerea africana and Dichrostachys glomerata .
Azanus uranus, the dull babul blue or Indian babul blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.
Azanus urios, the Siam babul blue, is a small butterfly found in India and Thailand that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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.
Azanus natalensis, the Natal babul blue or Natal spotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
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.
Azanus mirza, the pale babul blue or mirza blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
Azanus sitalces, the large Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forests.
Azanus soalalicus, the small Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Oboronia guessfeldti, the Güssfeldt's blue or Güssfeldt's ginger white, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and northern Zambia. The habitat consists of drier forests, Guinea savanna and rarely also wet forests.
Luthrodes galba, the Persian grass blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Turkey, central and eastern Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, the Caucasus and Cyprus.
Oxylides faunus, the common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Anthene larydas, the spotted hairtail or common ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests and Guinea savanna.
Anthene kikuyu, the Kikuyu ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, central and western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Anthene pitmani, the Pitman's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna.
Anthene sylvanus, the common indigo ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense Guinea savanna.
Anthene nigeriae, the false hairtail or Nigerian ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forest margins, open areas in Guinea savanna and coastal scrub.
Lachnocnema reutlingeri, the Reutlinger's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.
Liptena ferrymani, the Ferryman's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan. The habitat consists of savanna, drier forests and gallery forests.
Pseuderesia eleaza, the variable harlequin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of forests.
