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Azanus natalensis (Trimen, 1887)


Adult morphologyWingspan13
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)631
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)652
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
GHQ:
Only found in the Ghana subregion and extending much of the equatorial forest zone
GHQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia, On young shoots, leaves, flowers and buds (attended by Cataulacus and Engramma ants)

  • Fabaceae
    - Acacia (On young shoots, leaves, flowers and buds (attended by Cataulacus and Engramma ants))

Azanus natalensis
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)




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