Nacaduba

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Nacaduba
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Nacaduba hermus from Indonesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Nacaduba
Moore, 1881 [1]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms
  • HypojamidesRiley, 1929
  • PepliphorusHübner, 1819 (suppressed)

Nacaduba is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). It constitutes many of the species commonly called "lineblues". As they are the genus initially erected to contain all lineblues, they might be considered the "typical" lineblues, as opposed to the species relatives now separated in Catopyrops , Petrelaea and Prosotas .

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References

  1. Nacaduba at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera