Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782]) - Bright Babul Blue

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

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This species has been recorded so far from Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits.

 

This is a common species.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi123
Goa
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka511817667322
Kerala4
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11177935
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu2111
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh2
Uttarakhand
West Bengal111
Total5318247151718862

Acacia, Acacia leucophloea, Acacia nilotica (Fabaceae).

 

Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Aneesha, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782]) – Bright Babul Blue. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/azanus-ubaldus, accessed 2026/06/04.