Pseudonacaduba sichela

Pseudonacaduba sichela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudonacaduba
Species: P. sichela
Binomial name
Pseudonacaduba sichela
(Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena sichela Wallengren, 1857
  • Petrelaea sichela
  • Lycaena reticulum Mabille, 1877
  • Nacaduba dexamene Druce, 1887
  • Lycaenesthes docilis Butler, 1888

The African Line Blue or Dusky Blue (Pseudonacaduba sichela) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm for males and 25–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Mundulea sericea.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Pseudonacaduba, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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