Bright Babul Blue

Azanus ubaldus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Lycaenidae

Also called: Desert babul blue, Velvet-spotted Babul Blue

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Bright Babul Blue
Photo: Vijay Vanaparthy, CC BY

Males have a brownish-purple upperside with dark blue near the wing bases, while females are a rich silky brown. This butterfly occurs across India, the Middle East and Africa. Individuals can look quite different in colour compared with similar butterflies from other parts of South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males show brownish-purple on the upper side with dark blue at the wing base. Females have a rich silky brown upperside.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes India, the Middle East and Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

Colouration varies noticeably compared with specimens from other South African regions such as Witsand.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Lycaenidae)

Common BlueCommon BluePolyommatus icarusGray HairstreakGray HairstreakStrymon melinusSmall CopperSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasEastern Tailed-BlueEastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntasHolly BlueHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusLesser Grass BlueLesser Grass BlueZizina otis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azanus_ubaldus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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