Pseudonacaduba sichela
| Pseudonacaduba sichela | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonacaduba |
| Species: | P. sichela |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)[1] | |
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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.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Mundulea sericea.
Subspecies
- Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela (Africa, south of the Sahara)
- Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)
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- ↑ Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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