Azanus natalensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Azanus natalensis, the Natal babul blue or Natal spotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Babul Blue sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 239th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Babul Blue in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Natal Babul Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Natal Babul Blue sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Azanus
The closest relatives of the Natal Babul Blue that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Azanus, Babul Blues) are Pale Babul Blue (about 10%), Black-Bordered Babul Blue (about 10%) and African Babul Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Natal Babul Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (7 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.
