Azanus moriqua
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Azanus moriqua, the black-bordered babul blue or thorn-tree blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 19–24 mm in males and 19–25 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and May.
The larvae feed on Acacia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Bordered Babul Blue sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Bordered Babul Blue in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Bordered Babul Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-Bordered Babul Blue sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Azanus
The closest relatives of the Black-Bordered Babul Blue that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Azanus, Babul Blues) are Pale Babul Blue (about 10%), African Babul Blue (about 10%) and Natal Babul Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Bordered Babul Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
