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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonacaduba |
| Species: | P. sichela
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| Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
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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 edit
- Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela (Africa, south of the Sahara)
- Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar and Mauritius)[3]
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pseudonacaduba sichela.
Wikispecies has information related to Pseudonacaduba sichela.
- ^ 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.