Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)

Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) View in CoL ( Lycaenidae ) **

L92; 02/IX/2019, 1 ex. coll., EZ.; L82; 26/IX/2021, nect. on M. suaveolens , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 25/VII/2020, nect. on V. karroo , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 26/IX/2021, nect. on V. karroo and M. suaveolens , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 14/VII/2020, nect. on V. karroo , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L151; 02/X/2021, nect. on S. rosmarinus , 2 ex. v. and 2 ex. coll., JLR.; L151; 20/X/2021, nect. on S. rosmarinus , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L151; 09/IX/2023, nect. on S. rosmarinus , 1 ex. v., JLR.

Comment: Observations of this migratory species have been recorded from 4 localities located within 4 1× 1 km UTM squares, from mid-July to late October, indicating an activity period in Ceuta spanning mid-summer to early autumn. Larvae develop on V. karroo , and adults also visit the flowers of this legume ( Williams, 2018). Although reproduction in Ceuta has not yet been confirmed, it is considered highly probable. Additionally, adults have been observed nectaring on M. suaveolens and S. rosmarinus .