Pseudonacaduba sichela

Pseudonacaduba sichela
	Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela
	Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
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;

Pseudonacaduba sichela, the African line blue, dusky line blue or dusky blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 and Mauritius)[3]

References

Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
"Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum - African Butterfly Database". www.abdb-africa.org. Butterfly Conservation Society, Ghana. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

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[1] Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[3] "Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum - African Butterfly Database". www.abdb-africa.org. Butterfly Conservation Society, Ghana. Retrieved 14 December 2017.