Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Azanus
Species: Azanus moriqua

Azanus moriqua
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Name

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Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857).

Type locality: West Africa, "Caffraria".

Holotype: Not located.

Synonymy

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  • Lycaena moriqua Wallengren, 1857: 39.
  • Lampides sigillata Butler, 1876: 483. Abyssinia, White Nile.
  • Lycaena benigna Möschler, 1884: 285, pl. 16, fig. 1.
  • Azanus moriqua (Wallengren); Stempffer, 1967: 252; D'Abrera, 1980:552; Williams.

References

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Doringboom-bloutjie
English: Thorn-tree blue
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