Azanus sitalces

Azanus sitalces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Azanus
Species:	A. sitalces
Binomial name
	Azanus sitalces; (Mabille, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
	Lycaena sitalces Mabille, 1900; Azanus (Azanus) sitalces; Azanus rubropuncta Lathy, 1921;

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.

Subspecies

Azanus sitalces sitalces (Madagascar)
Azanus sitalces mayotti d'Abrera, 1980 (Comoros: Mayotte)

References

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.

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[1] Azanus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.