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Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)

- benigna (Möschler, 1884)

Adult morphologyWingspan12
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)629
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, On buds and flowers

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia (On buds and flowers)

Records


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