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Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1847)

- agave (Walker, 1870)
- sigillata (Butler, 1876)

Adult morphologyWingspan12
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)628
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)652
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia
    - Dichrostachys
    - Entada
    - Medicago, On young shoots, flowers, buds, galls and leaves

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia
    - Dichrostachys
    - Entada
    - Medicago (On young shoots, flowers, buds, galls and leaves)

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011