Azanus ubaldus

Bright babul blue
At Bangalore, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Azanus
Species:
A. ubaldus
Binomial name
Azanus ubaldus
(Stoll, [1782])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio ubaldus Stoll, [1782]
  • Lycaena ethoda Walker, 1870
  • Lycaena itea Walker, 1870
  • Lycaena macalenga Trimen, 1870
  • Lycaena thebana Staudinger, 1894

Azanus ubaldus, the bright babul blue,[2] desert babul blue, or velvet-spotted blue,[3] is a small butterfly found in India,[2] the Middle East and Africa that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[1]

  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 138. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.