Azanus mirza (Plötz 1880)

Azanus mirza Plbtz
Lycaena mirza Plotz, 1880: 203. Azanus mirza: Hawker-Smith, 1929: 232. Stempffer, 1938: 209; fig. 31; 1942: 133; 1950: 404; 1952c: 149; 1952a: 189; 1954c: 353. Stempffer and Bennett, 1956: 513.
This common species occurs over most of Africa below the Sahara, south to Natal and the Transvaal, but it is commonest (in contrast to most of its congeners) in the rain forest regions.
Liberia: Nianiou; Bihai; Touzon (Stempffer, 1950); Kpain, IV, VII; Wanan [Wanau], IV; Venntown, VIII (Stempffer and Bennett, 1956); Fisherman's Lake, 1 c5 , 1 9 , V (Thomas); Harbel, 1 2 , III, 3 6,1 5 , IV; trail near Fisabu, 1 <S , XII; Ganta, 1 S , V, 5 $ , VI, 9 S , VII; St. Paul River at Zorzor Road, 2 $ , IV; Yendamalahoun, 2 8 , IV (Fox).

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.