Azanus mirza
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Azanus mirza, the pale babul blue or mirza blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) in males and 21–25 millimetres (0.83–0.98 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round but mainly between September and March.
The larvae feed on Acacia and Allophylus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale 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 86th 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Babul Blue in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Babul Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale Babul Blue sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Azanus
The closest relatives of the Pale Babul Blue that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Azanus, Babul Blues) are Black-Bordered 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 Pale 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.
