Nacaduba beroe

Opaque Six-line Blue
Nacaduba beroe gythion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Nacaduba
Species: N. beroe
Binomial name
Nacaduba beroe
(Felder & Felder, 1865)

The Opaque Six-line Blue (Nacaduba beroe) is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia.

Description

Original " Male. Alae supra plumbeo-violaceae, striga anteciliari nigro-fusca, subtus pallide cano-brunnese, fasciis binis macularibus fuscis, albo ciuctis, connatis ante marginem, auticarum fascia subbasali, costam pertingente, macula subcostal!, fasciola discocellulari fasciaque exteriore, catenulari apud ramuiii mediauum secundum fracta, posticarum fascia basali, fasciola discocellulari fasciaque exteriore apud ramum medianum secundum contigua, antice bis fortiter— et postice fracta, catenulari fundi coloris, lateraliter fusco cinctis alboque marginatis, posticae macula postica orbiculari, circulo lutescente intus amplexa, extus arcu tenui metallico divisa maculisque binis analibus miuutis, metallico lutescentique intus limbulatis atris." Exp. wings, 3 and 2 , 27 to 28 millim. Hab.—Malay Peninsula; Malacca (Pinwill—Brit. Mus.).—Philippine Islands; Luzon (coll. Feld.).

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