Azanus moriqua

Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Azanus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 178

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Azanus moriqua's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 178 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page2 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 178 records

01Narrative

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. The larvae feed on Acacia species.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 178 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 775

Museum / vouchered403

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 880 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 605≤1 km 222≤10 km 85>10 km 25

937 georeferenced · 838 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 775

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy25% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 7>10 km 2

12 georeferenced · 391 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence403

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record	170
Teylers Museumlocation not on record	128
Sydney, AU	35
DNSMlocation not on record	13
Cape Town, ZA	11
Iziko South African Museumlocation not on record	11
Cambridge, US	8
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record	8
KwaZulu-Natal Museumlocation not on record	7
East London Museumlocation not on record	6
New Haven, US	4
Northern Michigan Universitylocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 402 of 403 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Record type2 178 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 12 geolocated

Record type2 178 records