Puneet Varma (Editor)

Pseudonacaduba sichela

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Pseudonacaduba

Rank
  
Subspecies

Similar
  
Eicochrysops hippocrates, Euchrysops malathana, Cupidopsis cissus, Hypolycaena philippus, Deudorix antalus

Pseudonacaduba sichela, the African line blue or dusky blue, 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.

The larvae probably feed on Mundulea sericea.

Subspecies

  • Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela (Africa, south of the Sahara)
  • Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)
  • References

    Pseudonacaduba sichela Wikipedia


    Similar Topics