Biology:Azanus sitalces

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Azanus sitalces
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Azanus
Species:
A. sitalces
Binomial name
Azanus sitalces
(Mabille, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena sitalces Mabille, 1900
  • Azanus (Azanus) sitalces
  • Azanus rubropuncta Lathy, 1921

Azanus sitalces, the large Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Azanus sitalces sitalces (Madagascar)
  • Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980 (Comoros: Mayotte)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4832237 entry