Azanus sitalces, the large Madagascar babul blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Large Madagascar babul blue | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Azanus |
| Species: | A. sitalces
|
| Binomial name | |
| Azanus sitalces | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Subspecies
edit- Azanus sitalces sitalces (Madagascar)
- Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980 (Comoros: Mayotte)
References
edit
Wikispecies has information related to Azanus sitalces.
- ^ Azanus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.